Chicago, IL is using a time-lapse series created by Chronolog photo stations to monitor local parks
Chicago, IL visitor submitted Chronolog park photos
The City of Chicago deployed Chronolog photo stations at designated spots in Humboldt Park and Palmisano Park. Any visitor can place their phone in the geo-coordinated bracket, take a picture, and email it to Chronolog. The submitted images are stitched together into an ongoing time-lapse series which track seasonal and environmental changes. The time-lapse series also helps site managers identify maintenance needs and track habitat restoration projects.
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No, Not for Selfies: This Community Science Project Tracks Environmental Change in Area Parks | Chicago News | WTTW
Monitoring stations have been set up at various parks and preserves in the Chicago region for visitors to snap photos, which are then stitched together in a time-lapse series to document environmental changes.
Photo stations in parks in the area aren’t for selfies, it’s community science to track environmental changes | Chicago News | Fior Reports
A Chronolog station in the wild. (Courtesy Chronolog) Nobody has the ability to keep an eye on a natural area to see changes over time, but what about an army of community scientists and their smartphones? That is the premise of the Chronolog monitoring tool, in which photo stations are set up at designated locations […]
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