06 April 2008

Free CyberTracker software for environmental monitoring

CyberTracker Conservation is a non-profit organisation whose vision is to promote the development of a worldwide environmental monitoring network. The open source CyberTracker software has been downloaded more than 30 000 times in more than 75 countries. Climate change, pollution, habitat destruction and loss of biodiversity may have serious impacts on human welfare. To anticipate and prevent negative impacts will require ongoing long-term monitoring of all aspects of the environment. The CyberTracker mission is to improve environmental monitoring by increasing the efficiency of data gathering and improving observer reliability.