Lead institution:
The University of Cadiz (UCA)
The Global Litter Observatory (GLO) aims to harmonize and compile information generated by numerous initiatives which characterize macro-litter around the world.
GLO relies (i) on citizenship as a major global force for litter monitoring, and (ii) on the adoption of the mass-based metric to allow comparability among datasets, an important weakness in the current system. The possibility of implementing such a mass-based measuring tool in mobile phones will give wide room for a more effective citizen participation in global monitoring as well as ease the flow and analysis of information through digital data sharing.
Start Date: 01/05/2021
End Date: 30/04/2026
Contact
Prof. Andrés Cozar Cabañas: andres.cozar@uca.es
challenges: Create a digital representation of the Ocean, Expand the Global Ocean Observing System, Skills, knowledge and technology for all, Understand and beat marine pollution
ocean_basins: Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean
type_of_action: Project