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CrowdWater

Project lead: Prof. Jan Seibert & Dr. Ilja van Meerveld
Physical Geography Division Department of Geography
Address: University of Zurich - Irchel Winterthurerstr. 190 CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 44 635 51 74
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Topic: Weather, Land use, Water, Waste
Activity: Online game, measuring, photography, counting
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://crowdwater.ch/en/welcome-to-crowdwater/
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CrowdWater is a hydrological citizen science project of the University of Zurich. CrowdWater uses an app to collect data about water. No prior knowledge is required to participate.What is the project about?CrowdWater stands for independent and reliable data collection by anyone with an interest in water. The observations collected with the CrowdWater app can complement existing measurements and be used for hydrological modeling. The method is being developed in Zurich and will also be used...

Plastic Pirates

Project lead: Gudrun Obersteiner
Institute for Waste Management, BOKU University
Address: Muthgasse 107/3.Stock, 1190 Vienna
Telephone: +43 1 47654-81300
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Topic: Water, Waste
Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, rating, observing, experimenting
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.plastic-pirates.eu/at

Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! A Citizen Science Initiative to investigate plastic pollution along riversThe pollution of beaches and riverbanks in Europe with plastic waste does not stop at borders. Preventing micro- and macroplastics in the environment, addressing this challenge scientifically and researching sustainable materials are therefore tasks we need to work on together across Europe.Plastic Pirates - Go Europe! was first developed in Germany in 2016. Since January 2022, with the...

On the trail of springs

Project lead: Ellensohn Lukas
KLAR! Biosphärenpark Großes Walsertal
Address: Boden 34 - 6731 Sonntag
Telephone: +43 5554 20010
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Topic: Plants, Animals, Weather, Land use, Culture, Geology, Water
Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, rating, discussing, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.grosseswalsertal.at/de/Den_Quellen_auf_der_Spur_-_Quellenkartierung_im_Biosphaerenpark_Grosses_Walsertal_2

Spring habitats in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere ReserveIn view of increasing extreme weather events, including periods of drought and consequent water shortages, the protection and knowledge of springs in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve is becoming increasingly important. In addition to their essential role in water supply, springs are often small but very important habitats for endangered organisms. The pressure to utilise and develop existing springs has increased significantly due...

DANUBE4all

Project lead: Helmut Habersack
BOKU University
Address: Am Brigittenauer Sporn 3
Telephone: +43 1 47654-81901, 81911
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Topic: Plants, Animals, Economy, Land use, Geology, Traffic, Water, Waste, Living together
Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, rating, discussing, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.danube4allproject.eu/

DANUBE4all is an EU project with the main task of developing a comprehensive action plan for the renaturation of river stretches in the Danube River Basin (DRB). To this end, a collaborative stakeholder process is being developed that actively incorporates the interests of citizens. The action plan is intended to contribute to the improvement of the ecological status, biodiversity and river connectivity of the Danube ecosystems and thus supports the EU mission OCEAN ‘Mission Healthy Oceans...

Octopus Intelligence

Project lead: Wolfgang Slany
Institute of Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, Graz University of Technology
Address: Rechbauerstr. 12 8010 Graz
Telephone: +43 6641273416
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Topic: Animals, Water
Activity: photography, locating, discussing, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.octopus-intelligence.org/project.html

Do you love diving or snorkeling? Then become part of marine research! Octopus Intelligence invites you to observe wild octopuses in the Northern Adriatic Sea and document your sightings. Every observation helps to learn more about these fascinating animals and their habitat. What are the aims of the project?The citizen science project Octopus Intelligence studies octopuses in the Northern Adriatic. The goal: to find out where octopuses occur, at what depths they live, how...

Environmental distribution of bisphenol A

Project lead: Andreas Wagner
University of Innsbruck, Department of Microbiology
Address: Technikerstr. 25d, 6020 Innsbruck
Telephone: 051250751
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Topic: Health, Water, Waste, Soil
Activity: experimenting
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.bpaindeinerumwelt.at/

The project “Environmental distribution of bisphenol A” investigates the possible spread of bisphenol A (BPA) in our environment. To this end, citizen scientists collect samples (soil, sludge, water, etc.) and send them to our laboratory, where the BPA concentration in the samples is determined.What are the aims of the project?Via a public sampling approach, any kind of sample that possibly contains BPA is sent to the lab and BPA concentrations are determined. The team of the...

Aquirufa

Project lead: Alexandra Pitt
Universität Innsbruck, Forschungsinstitut für Limnologie, Mondsee
Address: 5310 Mondsee, Mondseestr. 9
Telephone: +43(0)512507 50245
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Topic: Land use, Water
Activity: measuring, discussing, experimenting
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://sparklingbacteria.com/

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...

Frog in a drop of water

Project lead: Corinna Wallinger
University of Innsbruck, Institute of Zoology
Address: Technikerstraße 25, 6020 Innsbruck
Telephone: +43 512 507 51888
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Topic: Animals, Land use, Water
Activity: photography, taking care, observing, experimenting
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.uibk.ac.at/projects/frosch-im-wassertropfen/

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...

Restore4Life

Project lead: Gabriele Weigelhofer
BOKU University
Address: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna
Telephone: +436764414590
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Topic: Plants, Animals, Land use, Water
Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, rating, discussing, taking care, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://restore4life.eu/citizen-science/

What can we do to protect our wetlands and floodplains in Europe? What does the water management need to implement measure for the benefit of both the environment and the human society?The Horizon Europe project Restore4Life aims at offering an online system that supports the restoration of wetlands in Europe. One important aspect is the development of easily applicable and meaningful methods to assess the state and functionality of wetlands before and after the...

AmphiBiom

Project lead: Lukas Landler
Institute of Zoology, BOKU University
Address: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien
Telephone: +43 1 47654-83334
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Topic: Animals, Land use, Water
Activity: photography, taking care, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.amphi.at
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The AmphiBiom project is focused on the study of the European green toad in Austria. With the support of Citizen Scientists, we investigate the distribution of this endangered amphibian species, which, as a typical pioneer species, can quickly colonize newly emerging water bodies.Therefore, the European green toad is an ideal species for projects to investigate the distribution status through call monitoring and the installation of small water bodies with the support of the...

ServeToPe

Project lead: Katrin Karner and Martin Schönhart
Institute for Sustainable Economic Development, BOKU University
Address: Feistmantelstraße 4, 1180 Wien
Telephone: +43 1 47654-73125
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Topic: Food, Plants, Animals, Economy, Land use, Water
Activity: photography, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://servetope.boku.ac.at/

Better governance of ecosystem services at local scales in the Wienerwald region A joint research project of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) and the University of Vienna.What is ServeToPe studying and what are its goals?Society uses a variety of services that natural ecosystems provide, such as clean water, an attractive landscape for recreational purposes, food, or renewable energy sources. Many of these so-called ecosystem services...

Urban Heat Stories

Project lead: Helena Bernhardt (TU Wien future.lab Research Center), Sebastian Harnacker (TU Wien Bibliothek)
TU Wien future.lab Research Center, TU Wien Library
Address: Resselgasse 5/15, 1040 Wien
Telephone: 01 58801 44032
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Topic: Weather, Health, Land use, Water, Living together
Activity: measuring, identifying, discussing, writing, experimenting
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://futurelab.tuwien.ac.at/research-center/soziale-infrastruktur/urban-heat-stories

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...

Documentation of historical floods in Lower Austria prior to instrumental hydrographic records

The picture shows flooded houses in the parish of Kilb.

Project lead: Gertrud Haidvogl
Institute of Hydrobiology and Water Management, BOKU University
Address: Gregor-Mendelstraße 33, 1180 Wien
Telephone: 01 47654/81204
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Topic: Weather, History, Disasters, Land use, Water
Activity: measuring, photography, identifying, locating, transcribing
Participation: Open participation

In this project, citizen scientists are researching material on historical floods along the Danube tributaries in Lower Austria prior to 1960. This information is intended to help expand existing water level data and improve our understanding of flooding. What are the aims of the project? One of the project’s objectives is to collect and analyse information on historical floods on the Danube’s tributaries in Lower Austria from...

city-tree-soil

Project lead: Edwin Herzberger
Austrian Research Centre for Forests
Address: Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Wien
Telephone: 01 87838 1319
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Topic: Plants, Weather, Land use, Water, Soil
Activity: measuring
Participation: Open participation
Family-friendly: Family-friendly
Project link: https://www.bfw.gv.at/stadt-baum-boden/

In the City-Tree-Soil project, the Federal Research Centre for Forestry (BFW), the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) and the University of Innsbruck are investigating the growth conditions of urban trees in Vienna and Innsbruck. Citizen scientists (schools and the general public) are responsible for recording the growth in thickness. In addition, soil carbon is being measured in both cities.What are the aims of the project?The...