The Sonic Kayak system is a low cost open hardware for gathering and mapping fine-scale marine environmental data, which has not been previously possible to obtain. Data is sonified through an onboard speaker allowing paddlers to seek out areas of interest and gain real time feedback of the data. The system currently includes underwater temperature sensors and a hydrophone for measuring underwater sound, each recording data every second with GPS, time and date.
Data is sonified through an onboard speaker allowing paddlers to seek out areas of interest and gain real time feedback of the data.
The Sonic Kayak system is a low cost open hardware for gathering and mapping fine-scale marine environmental data, which has not been previously possible to obtain.
The system currently includes underwater temperature sensors and a hydrophone for measuring underwater sound, each recording data every second with GPS, time and date.
Esteban Gonzï¿½ï¿½lez. "Sonic Kayacs." ROHub. Jan 11 ,2021. https://w3id.org/ro-id/e3d872de-a4bd-4803-bf31-5395d4748905.
Magazine with an article describing the device
Sonic Kayak update - new sensors, sonifications, and visualisations
Sonic Kayaks - citizen science in the marine environment for the ACTION project
Sonic Kayaks are rigged with sensors, both underwater (temperature, sound, and turbidity) and above water (air pollution). As the kayaker paddles around, the sensors pick up changes in the environment, and these are played to the kayaker in real time through an on-board speaker. Originally this approach came from a sound art project (Kaffe Matthewsâ Sonic Bikes), but we realised it could also be useful for researchers to be able to follow data or seek out particular environments through sound, and along the way we gathered interest from the visually impaired community for using the sounds to augment their kayaking experience or guide navigation on the water.
Sonic Kayak environmental data sonification
Sonic Kayak progress â new pollution sensors for citizen science
This wiki documents the hardware and software used in the current Sonic Kayaks setup.
Sonic Kayacs Wiring Schematic: Water and Air Pollution Edition