I am now preparing a proof-of-concept installation for communities who want to monitor trees in their area. The functionality for the first stage of development:
- Every monitored tree is geotagged, photographed and described.
- All data are put in a form of indexed (#tags) wiki, linked to a private Openstreetmap overlay, showing localization.
- The address of the tree page is printed (QR code and human-readable) on a laminated tag, attached to the tree.
- People, using smartphones, can review information about the tree and provide comments if something happened (i.e. the tree is marked for cutting down) .
PoC components I have in mind are simple: -- A wiki system (I am using wiki.js but it can be something else) -- OpenStreetMap with "private" layer -- Yunohost server for localised hosting.
If we go deeper and extrapolate, there is much more to it, but for now, I am trying just to open conversation and find out if:
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There's anybody interested in joining forces and push the concept ahead, with the possibility of making it a standard tool and getting some funding to develop it.
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There is such or similar system (FOSS, possibly also decentralized / federated) we could build upon.
Also all hints are welcome.
