FieldKit.org vs OpenLitterMap

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

OpenLitterMap is an open source, interactive, and accessible database of the world's litter and plastic pollution. Just take a photo and tag it with our app. Litter is the first application of this real-time data collection platform. For the last 8+ years we have been crowdsourcing data to help train the OpenLitterAI to help with detection and classification. You can extend our pre-defined list of tags with your own custom tags. Just type in whatever you want and press enter. Keep the global map open to see live updates. If you click on a notification, you will be zoomed to the data that was just recorded. Copy the URL to get a link that can send anyone to any photo. Our code & data is open and accessible. Anyone can download our data for free, and use it for any purpose. This is necessary to bring transparency and democracy to science on pollution. As you tag litter, you help your country compete at the #LitterWorldCup to see who can collect the most data. By default, all users are anonymous. However, you can make your name or username appear on the map or leaderboards and compete for a position. You can also add your social media links which will appear on each upload. Like getting upvoted, the more data you upload means the more visibility you will get! Follow us on social media to keep up to date with all of the latest updates and developments.