My Watershed vs FieldKit.org

The mission of the Lefthand Watershed Center is to assess, protect, and restore the quality of our watershed and to serve as a hub for watershed issues by fostering stakeholder collaboration. The My Watershed app will help us reach our four primary goals: (1) Understand the State of the Watershed, (2) Facilitate Stakeholder Cooperation, (3) Promote a Stewardship Ethic, and (4) Plan and Implement Projects. The My Watershed app allows us to create projects on CitSci.org, create datasheets/protocols, and then implement these data collection protocols for any project we create by having volunteer community scientists help us collect the data we need to reach our vision. The app syncs with CitSci.org and send data to this citizen science platform. The target audience of this app are scientists and researchers. The users of this app are required to create a login at CitSci.org (free), join a project, and download data sheets to the app on this device. Once an observation is collected, it is uploaded to the CitSci.org website. The data from each observation can be used by the tools on the website (CitSci.org) to generate maps and reports to decision makers about resource management. This app is intended for any scientist or researcher in the world to capture and help coordinate information. However, the app's primary distribution is the United States.

Friendly, reliable, low-cost tools to monitor and advocate for the world around you. FieldKit is three things: 1. Easy to use, low-cost hardware for environmental sensing • Accurate environmental sensors can be expensive, and complicated to operate. FieldKit stations are built to be easily deployed, and our mobile app makes configuration and maintenance simple. 2. A platform for managing, analyzing and sharing data about the world around you • FieldKit isn’t just about data collection. Our platform lets you quickly and easily visualize station data, discover trends and patterns, and share your findings with anyone. We make it easy to download your data in a variety of useful formats, so that FieldKit can play nicely with your existing tools. 3. A community of environmental care, using data to document change and work for a better future • Data works better together. FieldKit is dedicated to supporting a strong community of users and developers, building both local and global connections. On the FieldKit platform, you can engage in discussions with scientists, educators, tech experts and curious individuals – all working to better understand and advocate for the world around them. Use the FieldKit app to: • Interface with your FieldKit hardware to change settings and monitor the status of your sensors • Set custom data collection schedules, modify network settings, and manage your sensor fleet • Download readings collected by your FieldKit sensors and view sensor data in real time • Upload data to the FieldKit portal for in-depth analysis