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**Combining the ancient skills of foragers with the newest mobile media.**\\ | **Combining the ancient skills of foragers with the newest mobile media.**\\ | ||
- | A mobile phone guide to edible urban wild-food sources. Created in first instance for Amsterdam [[urban_edibles]] as a [[http://layar.com/|LAYAR]] app for the Iphone 3GS, T-Mobile G1, HTC Magic and other Android phones. | + | A mobile phone guide to edible urban wild-food sources. Created in first instance for Amsterdam [[urban_edibles]] as an [[http://www.ushahidi.com/|Ushahidi]] based app for Android phones. |
- | We are considering | + | * **First test version available here: |
+ | * development hosted at http://code.google.com/ | ||
+ | We have chosen [[grazing_hermits|Boskoi]] as a name for the mobile app because it translates as ' | ||
+ | In future we aim at Boskoi versions for several platforms.\\ | ||
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+ | == The urban jungle == | ||
+ | There is a worldwide trend of urbanization where since 2008 for the first time in history more than half of the worlds population lives in cities. What may be less evident is that this is not limited to humans. Many species find themselves living within or moving into urban areas. In the Netherlands the countryside is dominated by industrial agriculture this means the level of biodiversity in a city like Amsterdam is significantly higher than it is in rural areas. In public perception however it is still the countryside that is associated with an experience of nature. So what would happen if the richness of urban wildlife could be made manifest for citizens. | ||
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+ | == The edible landscape == | ||
+ | FoAM is working on creating new networks between humans and non-human city-dwellers. One such tool is Boskoi. In this pilot project we focus specifically on edible species and even medicinal plants and herbs that grow in public space. Working closely with urban-biologists, | ||
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+ | == The green river == | ||
+ | Mapping the edible urban landscape is updating our view of the city. We can identify it's green arteries and make visible an unseen infrastructure that is vital to the health of its inhabitants. People improve their knowledge of taxonomy, food-preparation, | ||
+ | This pilot project and the new insights it generates are the basis of our continuing investigation of the field of augmented ecology. | ||
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+ | === Tool: === | ||
Functionalities (being implemented): | Functionalities (being implemented): | ||
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* Enabling anyone (with gps on mobile) to upload new entries to the database. | * Enabling anyone (with gps on mobile) to upload new entries to the database. | ||
* Providing links to expert knowledge (botanical, herbal, culinary, ecological) | * Providing links to expert knowledge (botanical, herbal, culinary, ecological) | ||
- | * Report 'bad link'; if plant/source is no longer there. | + | * Verifying |
+ | * Open to mail, sms, twitter. | ||
+ | * Offering alerts to new additions in your area. | ||
Possible extras: | Possible extras: | ||
* Offering harvesting alerts. | * Offering harvesting alerts. | ||
- | | + | * Join local foragers |
- | * Mushroom determination. | + | * Providing a route to a recipe. |
- | | + | * supporting standard format see: [[foragemarkuplanguage]] |
- | * Apply to become an editor. | + | |
- | * Add protected or endangered species without revealing exact location. | + | |
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- | ----- | + | === Reviews / Interludes === |
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- | === App. architecture: | + | === Somewhat related texts...=== |
- | + | * "Urban foraging: ' | |
- | == content: | + | |
- | * Are new entries checked by an editor? | + | |
- | * Are new entries first on a preliminary map? | + | |
- | * Can we simply copy-paste content? For instance: is there a standard dataset for hazelnuts that does not have to be updated later? So if a new recipe is found for hazelnuts, we don't have to add it to all entries individually? | + | |
- | * Can bio-students do plant-determination as editors? | + | |
- | * If the user identifies the plant and names the new entry, can the dataset for that plant be added automatically? | + | |
+ | === Somewhat related apps and maps: === | ||
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+ | * NOAH: http:// | ||
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+ | * pollution maps > http:// | ||
+ | * Dutch butterfly guide > http:// | ||
+ | * more [[green apps]] | ||
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- | a part of [[project groworld]] and [[category gardens]] | + | a part of [[project groworld]] and [[category gardens]] |
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