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  • Pollen Diary

    • Project lead: Dr. med. Berger Markus
    • Verein Österreichischer Polleninformationsdienst
    • Address: Tuchlauben 7a, 1010 Wien
    • Topic: Plants, Weather, Health
    • Activity: measuring, locating, rating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.pollentagebuch.at/Phd/de/start
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    The Pollen Diary was launched back in 2009 as a scientific project as part of a master's thesis at the WU Vienna Executive Academy. Meanwhile it has become an important service for pollen allergy sufferers in 13 European countries: Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Sweden, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. The number of users is growing every year, not at least because of the projects that were made possible by the Pollen Diary, such as the...

  • "Pilzfinder"

    • Project lead: Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber
    • "Österreichische Mykologische Gesellschaft" - Faculty of Botany - University of Vienna
    • Address: Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien
    • Topic: Food, Weather, Health, Mushrooms
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.univie.ac.at/oemykges/pilzfinder-at/
    "Pilzfinder" - what it's all aboutUntil a few decades ago, knowledge of wild edible and poisonous mushrooms was widespread. Especially the older population knew about the seasonal occurrence of the mushrooms. Finding mushrooms is a popular hobby for young and old, which is accompanied by great experience. In order to preserve and extend this knowledge and above all to bring it closer to the younger generation, the Mushroom Finder is now available. Due to the global warming of the last few...

  • 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...

  • Urban Heat Stories

    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
    • 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...

  • Camaliot

    Camaliot
    • Project lead: Ian McCallum / Benedikt Soja
    • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis / ETH Zurich
    • Address: Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg 2361 / Robert-​Gnehm-Weg 15, 8093 Zürich, Schweiz
    • Telephone: +43 2236 807 328
    • Topic: Weather
    • Activity: Online game, measuring, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://camaliot.org/
    The CAMALIOT (Application of Machine Learning Technology for GNSS IoT Data Fusion) projectThe CAMALIOT project integrates data from the Internet of Things (IoT), including smartphones, and traditional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data sources to leverage Big Data, Data Fusion and Machine Learning technologies to to demonstrate how these data can be used in different scientific applications. Taking advantage of dual frequency chipsets now available in some Android mobile phones...

  • On the trail of springs

    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...

  • Phänoflex

    • Project lead: Barbara Steurer and Klaus Wanninger
    • Österreichisches Kuratorium für Landtechnik und Landentwicklung
    • Address: Gußhausstraße 6, 1040 Wien
    • Telephone: 0043-(0)1-5051891-25
    • Topic: Plants, Weather
    • Activity: observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.mahdzeitpunkt.at/
    Flexibilisation of WF-mowing dates according to the phenological model The ÖPUL-measure Nature Conservation results in farmers usually having an agreement on a fixed mowing date. Due to the ongoing climate change, vegetation development fluctuates more and more especially during spring and early summer. Therefore, it was proposed to expand the flexibility of harvest date requirements. For this purpose, over a hundred farmers all over Austria started to observe the course of panicle...

  • Fire Database

    • Project lead: Harald Vacik
    • Institute of Silviculture, BOKU University
    • Address: Peter-Jordan-Str. 82, 1190 Wien
    • Telephone: +43-1-47654-91318
    • Topic: Plants, Weather, Disasters, Economy, Land use
    • Activity: photography, locating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://fire.boku.ac.at/firedb/en/
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    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...

  • 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
    • 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...

  • city-tree-soil

    • Project lead: Edwin Herzberger
    • Austrian Research Centre for Forests
    • Address: Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Wien
    • Telephone: 01 87838 1319
    • Topic: Plants, Weather, Land use, Water, Soil
    • Activity: measuring
    • Participation: Open participation
    • 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...

  • Phänologie - Naturkalender - Phenowatch

    Phänologie - Naturkalender - Phenowatch
    • Project lead: Kerstin Haslehner
    • GeoSphere Austria
    • Address: Hohe Warte 38, 1190 Wien
    • Telephone: 01360262211
    • Topic: Food, Plants, Animals, Weather, Health
    • Activity: photography, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.phenowatch.at
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    Since 1851, we have been researching the changes in weather, climate and nature and what this means for us humans by observing plants and animals. These phenological observations help, for example, in climate research, agriculture and pollen forecasting in order to better deal with climate change.What are the aims of the project?Plants act as an integrating measuring instrument for a variety of environmental factors such as weather conditions in the past and current vegetation...

  • COMMONAIR

    Participatory mapping of hotspots and cool spots on a city map
    • Project lead: Florian Teichmann
    • TU Wien
    • Address: Karlsplatz 13/E207-03
    • Telephone: +43/1/58801 - 207335
    • Topic: Weather, Politics
    • Activity: measuring
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/commonair/
    In COMMONAIR, citizens use simple devices to measure temperature, heat stress, and air quality along their everyday routes. The shared results help better understand local climate impacts and support the development of climate adaptation measures. What are the aims of the project? COMMONAIR is a project that helps cities in the Alpine region better adapt to climate change. Together with citizens, scientists, and local authorities...

  • Climate Ready Schools

    Thermal image of a school class in front of the school building
    • Project lead: Martin Schneider
    • AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
    • Address: Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Wien
    • Telephone: 066478588203
    • Topic: Plants, Weather, Politics, Land use, Living together
    • Activity: Offline participation
    • Participation: Closed participation
    • Project link: https://climatereadyschools.at/
    The impacts of rising heat are becoming increasingly noticeable in the school context as well. To enable Austrian schools to adapt to future climate conditions, the project ‘Climate Ready Schools’ is researching ways to increase their climate resilience. What are the aims of the project? In Climate Ready Schools, students, teachers, and school administrations from six partner schools are actively involved in the scientific work as...

  • 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
    • 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...