Hikers using simple tools like smartphones can collect and share huge amounts of data, photos and information about the environmental status, wildlife and conditions of the trails. Data that can be organised by teams of volunteers, citizen scientists and maybe also experts to make updated and better maps of the landscapes
Making data useful by qualifying and sorting it
Illustration and text Frits Ahlefeldt
Sorting data is important both to know the landscapes better. Volunteers sometimes participate in projects that will make their hikes even more interesting – or help hikers and other fields. Learning and participating in projects as diverse as edible plants and sorting different kinds of galaxies
Keywords, facts, wayfinding, data, citizenscience, co creation, landscapes of understanding, maps, landscapes of understanding, landscapesofunderstanding
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