Govhack 2019 - Wilky the Whale UI concept
Enhancing community engagement with whales and our ocean environment. Using public API data from the QLD Government and the CSIRO to pull ocean temp, currents, salinity, weather and tidal information within the Wilky user-interface.
View the submission video on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqJ98tkXHGo&feature=youtu.be
Wilky uses various Govhack datasets to power the user-interface (WIP)
A demo instance of the Wilky user-interface is intended primarily for a interactive terminal installation not far from the main beach (e.g. town square). The installation will consist of an iPad mounted on a stand, which is accessible to the public to view and see in realtime whale sounds off the coast, and access QLD government and CSIRO data on ocean metrics.
A slide for overview or video
An initial hardware planning document
The info about the various hardware components are collated into a spreadsheet. The hardware for initial prototype will cost about $350 and will be assembled and tested in the coming weeks.
Aiming to crowdfund the initial deployment in Peregian Beach, Queensland and deploy the first device August 2019, in time to catch the last month of the whale season. The fixture will be available each whale season, from July through to late October. Additional deployments are scheduled for Noosa and other Sunshine Coast beaches in 2020.
Gohack 2019, Peregian Beach team for Project Wilky
- Max Diamond
- Marco Grigull
- Ben Duncan