Announcing Roadkill Reporter

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Computer Science

Mentor Information

Doug Graham, Greg Wolffe

Department

Biomedical Sciences, School of Computing and Information Systems

Location

Henry Hall Atrium 28

Start Date

10-4-2013 1:00 PM

End Date

10-4-2013 2:00 PM

Keywords

Life Science

Abstract

Roadkill Reporter is a mobile app that facilitates crowdsourcing a parasitology project exploring the genetics and distribution of the raccoon roundworm, an intestinal parasite infecting 60-80 percent of raccoons in the Midwest. The basic idea is to get more eyes on the road to help in identifying fresh raccoon roadkill. Reports are transmitted and stored using a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), ensuring participant anonymity while allowing for subsequent report updates, location refinements and reliability measures of reporters based on cumulative accuracy. A companion app, Roadkill Retriever, helps the project PIs locate and retrieve the carcass for necropsy and subsequent analysis. It accesses reports from our web server, then uses GPS coordinates to filter reports, sort by distance, map, and provide guided navigation. Both Android and iPhone versions are available.

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Announcing Roadkill Reporter

Henry Hall Atrium 28

Roadkill Reporter is a mobile app that facilitates crowdsourcing a parasitology project exploring the genetics and distribution of the raccoon roundworm, an intestinal parasite infecting 60-80 percent of raccoons in the Midwest. The basic idea is to get more eyes on the road to help in identifying fresh raccoon roadkill. Reports are transmitted and stored using a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), ensuring participant anonymity while allowing for subsequent report updates, location refinements and reliability measures of reporters based on cumulative accuracy. A companion app, Roadkill Retriever, helps the project PIs locate and retrieve the carcass for necropsy and subsequent analysis. It accesses reports from our web server, then uses GPS coordinates to filter reports, sort by distance, map, and provide guided navigation. Both Android and iPhone versions are available.