eOceans 4.14.2

eOceans was founded with the belief that future oceans have the potential to thrive with life through expedited and collaborative discoveries. The eOceans app caters to citizen scientists, scientists, and teams engaged in the exploration and study of the world's oceans.

This application enables real-time capture of 'logs' concerning various aspects of the oceans. A 'log' merely requires 30 seconds to record a vast amount of valuable oceanic data, significantly contributing to ocean science and informed decision-making.

Value:

• Record observations once, save instantly for future reference, and share expeditiously with trusted scientists.
• Digitize and conduct quality control in real-time for more prompt and precise data processing.
• Operate across local to global scales, covering all 220,000 named ocean species as well as human-related items.

As evidenced by its inclusion in peer-reviewed scientific publications, various scientific programs, major news outlets, and its utilization by explorers worldwide, this app has already proved instrumental in shaping international policies aimed at safeguarding endangered species, critical habitats, and human communities dependent on them.

Useful for:

• Protected areas.
• Endangered species.
• Invasive species.
• Climate change monitoring.
• Pollution assessment.
• Ghost gear detection.
• Oil spill identification.
• Algal bloom tracking.
• Social and economic trends analysis.
• Monitoring shipping or fishing interactions.
• Resolving management disputes.
• Disease tracking and recognition of various interactions.

The app's functionality revolves around exploring the oceans using eOceans loaded on your smartphone. Periodically record 'logs' (at least 5 times) detailing your observations:

i) Capture a photo of the observed area or item.
ii) Define the activity undertaken as different activities yield varied observations from fishers, divers, surfers, sailors, etc.
iii) List species observed with corresponding quantity.
iv) Identify any human elements present such as boats, surfers, plastics.
v) Review the data and submit it for processing.

The app is tailored to collect high-resolution spatial and temporal data regarding the Earth's oceans. This aids in acknowledging achievements or adapting to environmental changes promptly.

PROFESSIONAL* serves individuals like scientists who require real-time digitization and quality control of data in a spreadsheet format for immediate analysis or sharing with peers.

*Start*** cateres to those keen on sharing observations with scientific endeavors.

ENTERPRISE* targets teams like research labs, industry organizations, government bodies, and non-governmental entities housing several to thousands of individuals focusing on a specific domain or region that aim to collaborate efficiently in real-time deliberations.