BioCondition Assessment Tool: A Mobile Application to Aid Vegetation Assessment

BioCondition Assessment Tool: A Mobile Application to Aid Vegetation Assessment

Chin Loong Law, Paul Roe, Jinglan Zhang
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466640542|ISBN10: 1466640545|EISBN13: 9781466640559
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4054-2.ch012
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Law, Chin Loong, et al. "BioCondition Assessment Tool: A Mobile Application to Aid Vegetation Assessment." Tools for Mobile Multimedia Programming and Development, edited by D. Tjondronegoro, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 228-247. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4054-2.ch012

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Law, C. L., Roe, P., & Zhang, J. (2013). BioCondition Assessment Tool: A Mobile Application to Aid Vegetation Assessment. In D. Tjondronegoro (Ed.), Tools for Mobile Multimedia Programming and Development (pp. 228-247). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4054-2.ch012

Chicago

Law, Chin Loong, Paul Roe, and Jinglan Zhang. "BioCondition Assessment Tool: A Mobile Application to Aid Vegetation Assessment." In Tools for Mobile Multimedia Programming and Development, edited by D. Tjondronegoro, 228-247. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4054-2.ch012

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Abstract

Environmental degradation has become increasingly aggressive in recent years due to rapid urban development and other land use pressures. This chapter looks at BioCondition, a newly developed vegetation assessment framework by Queensland Department of Resource Management (DERM) and how mobile technology can assist beginners in conducting the survey. Even though BioCondition is designed to be simple, it is still fairly inaccessible to beginners due to its complex, time consuming, and repetitive nature. A Windows Phone mobile application, BioCondition Assessment Tool, was developed to provide on-site guidance to beginners and document the assessment process for future revision and comparison. The application was tested in an experiment at Samford Conservation Park with 12 students studying ecology in Queensland University of Technology.

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