Cellphones and iPods go to the field to help study nature

Cellphones, iPods, and other small yet powerful mobile computing devices could usher in a new era of environmental monitoring in remote places, helping scientists to study the natural world - and on a budget.

The ubiquitous gadgets are being used to record frog calls, hoot for owls, and identify plants from Hawaii to the United Kingdom.

Last week, dozens of researchers gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to compare notes on the use of consumer electronics in the study of flora and fauna, a new field they call human-environment mobile-based interactions.

Read full article in The Boston Globe

emily | 1:37 PM | SMS and Wildlife |
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