There is a growing need to monitor ecological impacts caused by climate change. Our team worked with River Source Inc. to evaluate the feasibility of a repeat photography service to monitor environmental and ecological change, particularly in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Our project evaluated several technologies, particularly a technology called Picture Post, for repeat photography-based environmental monitoring. Our team concluded that Picture Posts offer distinct advantages for the collection of high-quality repeat photos from numerous locations by both professional and amateur photographers. In collaboration with other interested parties identified in this report, we recommend that River Source form a consortium to pursue the revival and expansion of a Picture Post service.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gibbs, Trinity
• Holmes, Nathan
• Levine, Nate

Subject

• Community
• Environment
• Learning
• Sustainability
• Water
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 115159
• E-project-121423-121517

Keyword

• Repeat Photography
• Sustainability
• Citizen Science
• Picture Post
• Education
• Environment

Advisor

• Golding, Dominic
• Solomon, Jeffrey S.
• Carrera, Fabio

Year

• 2023

Center

• Santa Fe, New Mexico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• River Source Inc.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-121517

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-07