Griffiths, AGF;
Kemp, KM;
Matthews, K;
Garrett, JK;
Griffiths, DJ;
(2017)
Sonic Kayaks: Environmental monitoring and experimental music by citizens.
PLoS Biology
, 15
(11)
, Article e2004044. 10.1371/journal.pbio.2004044.
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Abstract
The Sonic Kayak is a musical instrument used to investigate nature and developed during open hacklab events. The kayaks are rigged with underwater environmental sensors, which allow paddlers to hear real-time water temperature sonifications and underwater sounds, generating live music from the marine world. Sensor data is also logged every second with location, time and date, which allows for fine-scale mapping of water temperatures and underwater noise that was previously unattainable using standard research equipment. The system can be used as a citizen science data collection device, research equipment for professional scientists, or a sound art installation in its own right.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sonic Kayaks: Environmental monitoring and experimental music by citizens |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pbio.2004044 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2004044 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 Griffiths et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Keywords: | Acoustics, Environmental Monitoring, Music, Ships, Software, Temperature |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10068644 |
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