Sonic Kayaks: Environmental monitoring and experimental music by citizens

Amber G F Griffiths, Kirsty M Kemp, Kaffe Matthews, Joanne K Garrett and David J Griffiths

PLOS Biology, 2017, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: The Sonic Kayak is a musical instrument used to investigate nature and developed during open hacklab events. The kayaks are rigged with underwater environmental sensors, which allow paddlers to hear real-time water temperature sonifications and underwater sounds, generating live music from the marine world. Sensor data is also logged every second with location, time and date, which allows for fine-scale mapping of water temperatures and underwater noise that was previously unattainable using standard research equipment. The system can be used as a citizen science data collection device, research equipment for professional scientists, or a sound art installation in its own right.

Date: 2017
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