land use

  • Homegrown

    • Institut für Ökologischen Landbau Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
    • Christian R. Vogl
    • Institut für Ökologischen Landbau, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien Gregor Mendel Straße 33 1180 Wien
    • +43 (0)1 47654 93312
    • https://boku.ac.at/nas/ifoel/arbeitsgruppen/ag-wissenssysteme-und-innovationen-agwi/projekte/homegrown
    “Homegrown - There is nothing like a homegarden”Project descriptionWith their variety of plant species and the experience of the gardeners, rural home gardens constitute an integral component of the cultivated landscape in the Lienz district, East Tyrol. Together with pupils of the BG/BRG Lienz school (and biology, math/physics and English teachers), scientists are investigating rural home gardens, including stocks of plant species and the use of plants. These results will be compared with...

  • Citree

    • Department of Botany - University of Innsbruck
    • Stefan Mayr
    • Sternwartestr. 15, 6020 Innsbruck
    • 0043 512 507 51001
    • Topic: Plants, Land use
    • http://www.citree.net/
    • Activity: measuring, locating, taking care, observing
    • Location: Tyrol
    With the Citizen Science Project "CITREE" a crowdsourcing instrument for monitoring the growth of urban trees, will be developed and used. It builds on the "Sparkling Science" project "Woody Woodpecker", which deals with the growth, structure and function of wood.Urban trees fulfill a variety of functions, such as improving the microclimate and air, noise protection or the design of public spaces. Monitoring of urban trees is important because climate change leads to an intensification of...

  • Nature conservation monitoring

    • "Österreichisches Kuratorium für Landtechnik und Landentwicklung" (ÖKL)
    • Barbara Steurer
    • Gußhausstraße 6, 1040 Wien, Austria
    • +43 (0)1/5051891-17
    • Topic: Plants, Animals, Land use
    • https://www.naturschutzmonitoring.at/
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, taking care, observing
    • Location: Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    We take care of our meadows and alpine pastures!For more than a decade, hundreds of farmers have been saying "We look at our meadows and alpine pastures!".The regular observations of the more than 700 participants impressively show that on more than 80 % of the monitoring plots in extensive grassland the number of individuals of the species observed has remained the same or even increased.By observing the animals and plants every year, the perspective with which the farmers perceive their...

  • Fire Database

    • Institute of Silviculture, BOKU University
    • Harald Vacik
    • Peter-Jordan-Str. 82, 1190 Wien
    • +43-1-47654-91318
    • Topic: Plants, Weather, Catastrophs, Economy, Land use
    • https://fire.boku.ac.at/firedb/en/
    • Activity: photography, locating, observing
    • https://apps.apple.com/at/app/spotfire-citizen-science/id6462456297
    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotteron.spotfire&hl=de_AT&pli=1
    • Location: Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    Since 2008, the Institute of Silviculture at BOKU University, Vienna, has been analyzing the occurrence, distribution, causes and characteristics of forest fires in Austria as part of various research projects. The data series spans several decades and includes around 8000 fires, of which around 7000 are forest fires. The last 20 years are the best documented. The Institute of Silviculture has created the web GIS platform “Fire Database”, which is freely accessible and allows interested...

  • Looking for Cowslips

    Looking for Cowslips
    • Department of Biology / Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
    • Sabrina Träger
    • +49 345 55 26412
    • Topic: Plants, Land use
    • https://cowslip.science/
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
    • Location: Europe, Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    In spring, scientists invite everybody around Europe to take part in the biggest cowslip observation campaign “Looking for Cowslips”. The aim of the project is to examine the patterns of flower morphological traits (i. e. heterostyly) in cowslip populations all across Europe using a citizen science approach. The citizen science project “Looking for Cowslips” was carried out already in 2019 and 2020 in Estonia and Latvia. Within the frames of this campaign, we obtained heterostyly data from...

  • Urban Heat Stories

    Urban Heat Stories
    • TU Wien future.lab Research Center, TU Wien Library
    • Helena Bernhardt (TU Wien future.lab Research Center), Sebastian Harnacker (TU Wien Bibliothek)
    • Resselgasse 5/15, 1040 Wien
    • 01 58801 44032
    • Topic: Weather, Health, Land use, Water, Living together
    • https://futurelab.tuwien.ac.at/research-center/soziale-infrastruktur/urban-heat-stories
    • Activity: measuring, identifying, discussing, writing, experimenting
    • Location: Vienna
    What are Urban Heat Stories?It will get hotter and hotter in the city over the next few years. The impact of heat can vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood. It depends not only on the building density or the degree of sealing in the city, but also on the age and state of health of the people and their immediate living environment.The Urban Heat Stories research project therefore collects individual heat experiences of vulnerable groups in Vienna. The aim is to make the diverse...

  • United by Crisis?

    United by Crisis?
    • Universität für Weiterbildung Krems (Zentrum für Museale Sammlungswissenschaften)
    • Jakob Maurer
    • c/o Landessammlungen Niederösterreich, Schloss Asparn/Zaya, Schlossgasse 1, A-2151 Asparn/Zaya
    • Topic: History, Catastrophs, Land use, Culture
    • https://www.united-by-crisis.at/en/
    • Activity: measuring, counting, identifying, locating, observing, Offline participation
    • Location: Lower Austria, a local area
    Participate in archaeological field surveys and/or in cleaning, documenting & interpreting archaeological finds.A transdisciplinary look at the early Neolithic communities in the Schletz settlement clusterThe project aims to explore the surroundings of the famous Neolithic settlement of Asparn/Schletz (Lower Austria). Numerous human remains suggest a violent attack on this site in the Late Linear Pottery Culture, approx. 7.000 years ago. Due to its size and earthworks...

  • StadtWildTiere Vienna ("UrbanWildAnimals")

    StadtWildTiere Vienna ("UrbanWildAnimals")
    • Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur
    • Richard Zink
    • Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur Trautbach 22 3491 Elsarn im Strassertal Vetmeduni Vienna: Savoyenstraße 1a, 1160 Wien
    • Topic: Animals, Land use
    • https://stadtwildtiere.at/
    • Activity: photography, counting, locating, observing
    • https://apps.apple.com/at/app/wildtiere/id1160726295#?platform=iphone
    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wildtiere.app&hl=en&gl=US
    • Location: Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    Have you ever seen a sparrow hawk in Vienna? Did a badger cross your path on your way home at night? Or do you have swallow nests at your housing complex? We are interested in your observations in Austrian cities!The project works specifically in urban areas. With the help of Austrian city dwellers we want to get an overview of the distribution and way of life of mammals and birds in urban areas. We hope to obtain a broad data base based on sighting reports in order to better...

  • Tea Bag Index

    Tea Bag Index
    • AGES
    • Taru Sandén
    • Spargelfeldstraße 191, A-1220 Wien
    • Topic: Land use
    • https://teatime4schools.at/tea-bag-index/
    • Activity: measuring, counting, locating, taking care
    • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tea-bag-index-spotteron/id1465181150
    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotteron.teabagindex
    • Location: Worldwide, Europe, Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    Can tea help us understand climate change? Yes, but we need your help! We would like you to become our research partner and take part in one of the largest experiments on soil decomposition processes at the moment!

  • SoilPlastic

    SoilPlastic
    • AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
    • Taru Sandén
    • Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Wien
    • Topic: Land use, Geology
    • https://www.ages.at/soilplastic
    • Activity: photography, identifying, locating, observing
    • Location: Europe, Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    SoilPlastic is a citizen science project that collects data on plastic in soils. No prior knowledge is needed to participate and you can enter your observations in the SoilPlastic app in just a few minutes.What is it about?Plastic products and their remains are ubiquitous. However, we still know little about how much and which types of plastic end up in soils and what effects this has. Observations by citizen scientists help scientists to fill this knowledge gap. This is an...

  • Aquirufa

    Aquirufa
    • Universität Innsbruck, Forschungsinstitut für Limnologie, Mondsee
    • Alexandra Pitt
    • 5310 Mondsee, Mondseestr. 9
    • +43(0)512507 50245
    • Topic: Land use, Water
    • https://sparklingbacteria.com/
    • Activity: measuring, discussing, experimenting
    • Location: Upper Austria, Salzburg, a local area
    Biodiversity and ecology of freshwater bacteriaThe bacterial genus Aquirufa, which was discovered and scientifically described in cooperation with pupils, is the eponym and focus of the research project. The aim is to research the ecology, biodiversity and distribution of Aquirufa in water bodies through the active and creative participation of citizen scientists in the entire research process.Many people only know bacteria as pathogens, although only a small proportion of...

  • Wild Neighbours

    Wild Neighbours
    • Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur
    • Richard Zink
    • Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur Trautbach 22 3491 Elsarn im Strassertal Vetmeduni: Savoyenstraße 1a, 1160 Wien
    • Topic: Animals, Land use
    • https://wildenachbarn.at/
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
    • Location: Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    Are swallows nesting at your house or in your stable? Have you seen a badger in the middle of town? Or do you regularly observe a kestrel in your garden? We are interested in your observations in rural settlement areas!

  • SoilBlitz

    SoilBlitz
    • AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
    • Sophia Götzinger
    • Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Wien
    • +43(0)50555-34134
    • Topic: Food, Plants, Land use
    • https://www.ages.at/soilblitz
    • Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
    • Location: Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    A snapshot of soil healthWith the SoilBlitz, Citizen Scientists independently carry out tests to determine local soil health, collect important data and become aware of the importance of healthy soils.What are the aims of the project?In a so-called ‘SoilBlitz’, five uncomplicated and fast tests are carried out to determine soil indicators such as soil texture and colour, water infiltration rate, earthworm occurrence and vegetation cover. The measurement results for these...

  • Roadkill

    Roadkill
    • Institute of Zoology, BOKU University
    • With this project you can participate in a scientific project with the aim to reduce roadkill. In this project we investigate, which animals are killed on roads and which factors are influencing roadkills. Your data allows us to identify roadkill hotspots. Our vision is to mitigate those hotspots in cooperation with local authorities.
    • Florian Heigl
    • Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33 1180 Wien
    • Topic: Animals, Land use, Traffic
    • https://roadkill.at/en/
    • https://www.citizen-science.at/blog/teamblog/projekt-roadkill
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, discussing
    • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/roadkill-spotteron/id1007563102
    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotteron.roadkill
    • Location: Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna
    In this citizen science project of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, we would like to create an overview of where animals are roadkilled and what reasons there might be for this.In the Roadkill project, we would like to cooperate with you in many ways, because citizen science means for us an active cooperation between research and society, in which everyone can contribute expertise and is highly valued. The collaboration is on a voluntary basis and can therefore...

  • Frog in a drop of water

    Frog in a drop of water
    • University of Innsbruck, Institute of Zoology
    • Corinna Wallinger
    • Technikerstraße 25, 6020 Innsbruck
    • +43 512 507 51888
    • Topic: Animals, Land use, Water
    • https://www.uibk.ac.at/projects/frosch-im-wassertropfen/
    • Activity: photography, taking care, observing, experimenting
    • Location: Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    State-of-the-art DNA technology and citizen science - "Frog in a drop of water" unleashes new prospects for amphibian researchDetective work for amphibian protection - for the first time, amphibian screening is being carried out throughout Austria by detecting their DNA traces in water - and everyone can take part. Amphibians - including frogs, toads, toads, salamanders and newts - are strictly protected in Austria. Nevertheless, populations are continuously and in some cases dramatically...

  • Citizen Science Am Heidjöchl

    Citizen Science Am Heidjöchl
    • City of Vienna - District planning and zoning
    • Andreas Baur
    • Rathausstraße 14-16, 1010 Wien
    • +43676811888596
    • Topic: Plants, Animals, Land use, Living together
    • https://mitgestalten.wien.gv.at/de-DE/projects/citizen-science-am-heidjochl
    • Activity: photography, locating, observing
    • Location: Vienna, a local area
    Surveying and experiencing biodiversity togetherOn the site of the future "Am Heidjöchl" district, the City of Vienna is working with experts and citizens to survey biodiversity over the course of a whole year. These findings will be incorporated into the design of the new district.What are the aims of the project?The fundamental planning objective of the project is to ensure that biodiversity in the new “Am Heidjöchl” district is higher than it is today in the area. In order to...

  • Tree-Quest

    Tree-Quest
    • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
    • Milutin Milenkovic
    • Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria
    • +43 2236 807 0
    • Topic: Plants, Land use
    • https://c4cweb.main.geo-wiki.org/
    • Activity: measuring, photography
    • https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geo-quest/id6450178594
    • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iiasa.geoquest
    • Location: Worldwide, Europe, Austria, Burgenland, Carinthia, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna, Styria
    The Tree-Quest project aims at developing an Austrian citizen science (CS) data component to bridge the in-situ data gap for more reliable forest mapping with Copernicus satellite data.What are the aims of the project?We’re inviting everyone to join our new citizen science campaign through the free Geo-Quest app. Using the Tree-Quest module, you can head outside and measure trees in your neighborhood — and discover how much carbon they store! You’ll learn how trees help fight...

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