FreshWater Watch (FWW)

Deployment information

Standardised data access

We provide several interoperable data interfaces, as detailed below:

Documentation and publications

Supporting materials

This handbook provides an overview of the data requirements and interfaces that were adopted in the sensors and observation platforms of MONOCLE.

Examples of sensor use

Publications and articles

• Thornhill, I., Loiselle, S., Clymans, W. and van Noordwijk, C.G.E., 2019. How citizen scientists can enrich freshwater science as contributors, collaborators, and co-creators. Freshwater Science, 38(2), pp.231-235
• August, T.A., West, S.E., Robson, H., Lyon, J., Huddart, J., Velasquez, L.F. and Thornhill, I., 2019. Citizen meets social science: predicting volunteer involvement in a global freshwater monitoring experiment. Freshwater Science, 38(2), pp.321-331.
• Dawson, M.R., Hutchins, M., Bachiller-Jareno, N. and Loiselle, S., 2019. The spatial and temporal variation of water quality at a community garden site in an urban setting: citizen science in action. Freshwater Science, 38(2), pp.352-364.
• Miguel-Chinchilla, L., Heasley, E., Loiselle, S. and Thornhill, I., 2019. Local and landscape influences on turbidity in urban streams: a global approach using citizen scientists. Freshwater Science, 38(2), pp.303-320.
• Cunha et al. Landscape patterns influence nutrient concentrations in aquatic systems: citizen science data from Brazil and Mexico 
• Pérez-Belmont et al. Water quality monitoring in the Xochimilco peri-urban wetland: experiences engaging in citizen science 
• Cunha, D.G.F., Dodds, W.K. and Loiselle, S.A., 2018. Factors related to water quality and thresholds for microcystin concentrations in subtropical Brazilian reservoirs. Inland Waters, 8(3), pp.368-380.
• Thornhill, I., Chautard, A. and Loiselle, S., 2018. Monitoring biological and chemical trends in temperate still waters using citizen science. Water, 10(7), p.839.
• Hadj-Hammou, J., Loiselle, S., Ophof, D. and Thornhill, I., 2017. Getting the full picture: Assessing the complementarity of citizen science and agency monitoring data. PloS one, 12(12), p.e0188507.
• Loiselle, S.A., Frost, P.C., Turak, E. and Thornhill, I., 2017. Citizen scientists supporting environmental research priorities. Science of the Total Environment, 598, p.937.
• Cunha, D.G., Marques, J.F., Resende, J.C., Falco, P.B., Souza, C.M. and Loiselle, S.A., 2017. Citizen science participation in research in the environmental sciences: key factors related to projects’ success and longevity. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 89(3), pp.2229-2245.
• Chandler, M., Rullman, S., Cousins, J., Esmail, N., Begin, E., Venicx, G., Eisenberg, C. and Studer, M., 2017. Contributions to publications and management plans from 7 years of citizen science: use of a novel evaluation tool on Earthwatch-supported projects. Biological conservation, 208, pp.163-173.
• Thornhill, I., Ho, J.G., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Ho, K.C., Miguel-Chinchilla, L. and Loiselle, S.A., 2017. Prioritising local action for water quality improvement using citizen science; a study across three major metropolitan areas of China. Science of the Total Environment, 584, pp.1268-1281.
• Cunha, D.G.F., Casali, S.P., de Falco, P.B., Thornhill, I. and Loiselle, S.A., 2017. The contribution of volunteer-based monitoring data to the assessment of harmful phytoplankton blooms in Brazilian urban streams. Science of The Total Environment, 584, pp.586-594.
• Loiselle, S.A., Cunha, D.G.F., Shupe, S., Valiente, E., Rocha, L., Heasley, E., Belmont, P.P. and Baruch, A., 2016. Micro and macroscale drivers of nutrient concentrations in urban streams in South, Central and North America. PloS one, 11(9), p.e0162684.
• Thornhill, I., Loiselle, S., Lind, K. and Ophof, D., 2016. The citizen science opportunity for researchers and agencies. BioScience, 66(9), pp.720-721.
• Loiselle, S., Thornhill, I. and Bailey, N., 2016, September. Citizen science: advantages of shallow versus deep participation. In Front. Environ. Sci. Conf. Abstr. Austrian Citiz. Sci. Conf.(Vol. 2016) (p. 4).
• Castilla, E.P., Cunha, D.G.F., Lee, F.W.F., Loiselle, S., Ho, K.C. and Hall, C., 2015. Quantification of phytoplankton bloom dynamics by citizen scientists in urban and peri-urban environments. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 187(11), p.690.