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Sonic Kayaks: Environmental monitoring and experimental music by citizens

Author(s) -

Amber Griffiths,

Kirsty M. Kemp,

Kaffe Matthews,

Joanne K. Garrett,

David Griffiths

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

plos biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1545-7885

pISSN - 1544-9173

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.2004044

Subject(s) - underwater , musical instrument , citizen science , sound (geography) , data collection , noise (video) , ambient noise level , scale (ratio) , acoustics , environmental monitoring , biology , marine engineering , data science , computer science , remote sensing , oceanography , ecology , engineering , artificial intelligence , cartography , geology , statistics , botany , physics , mathematics , geography , image (mathematics)

The Sonic Kayak is a musical instrument used to investigate nature and developed during open hacklab events. The kayaks are rigged with underwater environmental sensors, which allow paddlers to hear real-time water temperature sonifications and underwater sounds, generating live music from the marine world. Sensor data is also logged every second with location, time and date, which allows for fine-scale mapping of water temperatures and underwater noise that was previously unattainable using standard research equipment. The system can be used as a citizen science data collection device, research equipment for professional scientists, or a sound art installation in its own right.

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