REMEDIES Shoreline Marine Litter App v.1.0
Problem:
Effectively combating marine litter, particularly plastic waste, requires overcoming significant challenges in data collection and community engagement. Current monitoring efforts often suffer from inconsistencies and data gaps, hindering a comprehensive understanding of the problem and the development of targeted solutions. This lack of reliable information can impede effective policy-making and resource allocation for cleanup and prevention initiatives.
Furthermore, addressing marine litter implies active community involvement, thus raising public awareness and fostering a sense of responsibility among citizens is crucial for driving behavioral change and promoting sustainable practices. However, engaging the public in environmental monitoring and fostering collaboration among stakeholders can be challenging.
Solution:
The REMEDIES Shoreline Marine Litter App is an innovative digital tool designed to revolutionize beach litter detection and monitoring. This app empowers citizen scientists and stakeholders to efficiently collect and manage marine litter data, and seamless integration with a data repository portal ensures standardized, comparable, and actionable information. The REMEDIES app addresses marine litter data gaps across Europe, enabling evidence-based policymaking and effective interventions. Capitalizing on and expanding the H2020 MAELSTROM app’s functionality, the REMEDIES app uniquely features automatic metadata management, automatic 100-meter transect measurement, J coding litter identification, GPS-independent operation, unknown litter item management, photo-based litter identification, and optional polymer type differentiation.
Do you want to learn more about this REMEDIES Innovation? Contact info@remedies.com.
