Citizen Science: Tracking Aliens with Python!
summary
A working Python-centric citizen science platform for marine non‑native species that is used by ISPRA and sends reports from Android and web forms into a Postgres/PostGIS backend with file storage for photos. The stack ties OpenLayers and GeoServer for mapping, Plone for frontends, and exports via XML/CSV; code uses SQLAlchemy + GeoAlchemy, Chameleon templates and SOAPpy to auto‑look up taxonomy in WoRMS. Workflow forces expert validation and simple one‑page reports; scalability relies on adding file storage.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:23Abstract
- 2:53Invasive Species
- 5:14Typical Problems
- 7:06Citizen Science Paradigm
- 10:56Citizen Science Projects
- 11:38Smart System for Checking Marine Species
- 17:05Crowd Friendly Form
- 17:32Data Report
- 18:02Workflow
- 19:11Python Code
- 20:26XML Exporter
- 21:03Worms
- 22:22Conclusion
- 22:44Questions
- 23:15Why Bloon
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