{"id":81570,"date":"2022-11-16T19:27:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=81570"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T16:00:22","slug":"uri-r-i-sea-grant-dem-municipal-partners-invite-public-to-take-part-in-shoreline-monitoring-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/uri-r-i-sea-grant-dem-municipal-partners-invite-public-to-take-part-in-shoreline-monitoring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站, R.I. Sea Grant, DEM, municipal partners invite public to take part in shoreline monitoring program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. \u2013 Nov. 16, 2022 \u2013 New equipment at three Rhode Island coastal sites now enables the public to use smartphones to take photos that could help government collect data on climate change impacts such as flooding and erosion, and ultimately inform practical planning and projects to address them. In the vein of \u201ccommunity scientist\u201d education efforts, this program provides the state and a municipal cadre \u2013 the towns of Barrington<\/strong>, South Kingstown<\/strong>, and Westerly<\/strong> \u2013 an opportunity to engage communities in \u201capp\u201d based shoreline monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the equipment \u2013 a cell phone cradle \u2013 that has been installed at the three coastal locations, people can take photos at the sites and upload them to CoastSnap, an app for online photo collection and crowdsourcing. The set cradle position at each site ensures that all photos are taken from the same view and can be combined into time-lapse video sequences showing shoreline change. Change can occur, for example, with flooding and erosion tied to strong storms, tides, and sea-level rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ogren and Rubinoff scan the QR code on the CoastSnap cradle, which community photographers can use to submit a photo that will help government agencies monitor the changing coastline. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The public is welcome to participate as shoreline monitors by visiting the municipal CoastSnap sites: Latham Park in Barrington, East Matunuck State Beach in South Kingstown, and Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly. Instructional signage is on-site at each location to guide picture taking and uploading to CoastSnap, an online platform created by the University of New South Wales, Australia, and active in 22 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by the 溏心vlog免费B站, the Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant, both located at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School of Oceanography, the project includes the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, which serves as both state site provider and cradle installer. On the municipal level, Barrington, South Kingstown, and Westerly are taking part to bolster community education and evidence collection regarding coastal change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur hope is that community members gain an easy and enjoyable means of contributing to local-level efforts to address climate change impacts,\u201d says Pam Rubinoff, a resilience specialist for 溏心vlog免费B站 CRC\/Sea Grant leading the app effort, \u201cwhile government decision-makers and staff can consider how crowd-gathered and shared visual evidence can support resilience planning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSea-level rise speeds up and worsens the natural coastal erosion that\u2019s continually taking place in Rhode Island, where in the last 90 years, the sea level has risen nearly a foot,\u201d said DEM Director Terry Gray. \u201cThis already is affecting the eight state surf beaches that DEM manages that more than a million people flock to every summer. For this reason, along with our deep belief in community science initiatives, DEM strongly supports this. We encourage visitors to East Matunuck and Misquamicut state beaches to snap pictures and help document the changes to our shoreline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Barrington, the Latham Park site is ideal for the CoastSnap project as the work will dovetail with a planned shoreline stabilization project. \u201cThe coastline at Latham Park is eroding, so this effort, tied to our stabilization project, will allow us to evaluate post-construction project success,\u201d says Teresa Crean, director of Planning, Building, and Resiliency for the Town of Barrington. \u201cWe also expect the CoastSnap station will educate residents and document high- and low-tide levels at the park.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In related work, 溏心vlog免费B站 CRC\/Sea Grant is also working to introduce another shoreline monitoring app to local communities. MyCoastRI (https:\/\/mycoast.org\/ri<\/a>) supports the collection and sharing of smartphone photos depicting coastal change, including flooding, erosion, and marine debris. Partners for this work are Save The Bay, Clean Ocean Access, and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站 CRC\/Sea Grant carries out its community shoreline monitoring work with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. All state partners and the Town of Barrington are providing staffing resources to support the implementation and maintenance of the CoastSnap equipment stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community members wishing to make use of either app can follow these instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COASTSNAP:<\/strong> Place a smartphone horizontally on the cradle mechanism, take a picture of the site, and upload the photo to the CoastSnap web portal using a QR code, depicted on the onsite instructional signage guiding community photographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MYCOASTRI:<\/strong> Visit https:\/\/mycoast.org\/ri<\/a> to view the brief instructional video and upload photos of high-tides, storm flooding, erosion, or storm debris\/damage to the crowdsource database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have questions about using the app, contact Pam Rubinoff at rubinoff@uri.edu<\/a>. For more information on the program, contact Sue Kennedy at sbkennedy@uri.edu<\/a> or 401-450-2666<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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