When YKAN is searching for solutions to environmental issues
it conducts preliminary studies to understand the ground conditions better.
To help with this, YKAN has developed an innovative approach that involves online-based monitoring using its software application, On Cloud Data Storing System (ODK Collect).
YKAN's Ocean Program has used the ODK Collect app in two projects: an assessment of sea turtle nesting beaches in the Savu Sea in East Nusa Tenggara and an analysis of waste in Wakatobi, in southeast Sulawesi.
YKAN implemented its sea turtle project In 2016-2017 when it began monitoring 14 locations in the Savu Sea National Marine Park. The objective was to evaluate the condition of these nesting sites and determine appropriate management and conservation strategies based on sea turtles' sensitivity and nesting behavior. The study also identified local threats to the turtles. The study identified unregulated sand mining as the most predominant threat, affecting 43% of 14 beaches. Twelve of these have significant conservation value and warrant protective measures.
Waste characterization study in Kulati Village, Wakatobi, was conducted to understand the amount and kind of wastes found in coastal areas resulted local neighborhoods. The result of the study would be the basis for appropriate waste management technology recommendations. The monitoring was conducted in September 2018 (east wind season), November 2018 (transition season), and January 2019 (west wind season). The study showed that 95% of waste was organic, and inorganic wastes was dominated by plastic wastes. These data indicated that waste sorting and organic wastes management could reduce 95% of waste volume. Plastic waste could also be recycled as other materials that people can utilize, such as fuels.
The Android-based ODK Collect app allows field surveyors to directly input data through an online form, as a photograph or as a GPS location. Once the surveyor reaches a location with internet access, they save the data to a cloud storage system. Data processing is also more reliable because it can be verified remotely to ensure the quality and accuracy of the uploaded data.
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YKAN's innovative ODK Collect app provides simple and effective online monitoring.
Two Initiative Methods
YKAN ocean program had applied ODK Collect data collecting method in two initiative programs: sea turtle nesting beach assessment in the Savu Sea and waste characterization study in Wakatobi.
