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Utilizing the Cyberforest live sound system with social media to remotely conduct woodland bird censuses in Central Japan |
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| Authors: | Kaoru Saito Kazuhiko Nakamura Mutsuyuki Ueta Reiko Kurosawa Akio Fujiwara Hill Hiroki Kobayashi Masaya Nakayama Ayako Toko Kazuyo Nagahama |
| Institution: | 1.Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,University of Tokyo,Kashiwa-shi,Japan;2.Center for Spatial Information Science,University of Tokyo,Kashiwa-shi,Japan;3.Japan Bird Research Association,Fuchu City,Japan;4.Fuji Iyashinomori Woodland Study Center,University of Tokyo,Minamitsuru-gun,Japan;5.Information Technology Center,University of Tokyo,Bunkyo-ku,Japan;6.Department of Regional Development Studies,Toyo University,Bukyo-ku,Japan |
| Abstract: | We have developed a system that streams and archives live sound from remote areas across Japan via an unmanned automatic camera. The system was used to carry out pilot bird censuses in woodland; this allowed us to examine the use of live sound transmission and the role of social media as a mediator in remote scientific monitoring. The system has been streaming sounds 8 h per day for more than five years. We demonstrated that: (1) the transmission of live sound from a remote woodland could be used effectively to monitor birds in a remote location; (2) the simultaneous involvement of several participants via Internet Relay Chat to listen to live sound transmissions could enhance the accuracy of census data collection; and (3) interactions through Twitter allowed members of the public to engage or help with the remote monitoring of birds and experience inaccessible nature through the use of novel technologies. |
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