Contributions to the design of mobile applications for visitors of Botanical Gardens

Postolache, Stefan; Torres, Rosângela Pavan; Afonso, Ana Paula; Carmo, Maria Beatriz; Cláudio, Ana Paula; Domingos, Dulce; Ferreira, António; Barata, Raquel; Carvalho, Palmira; Coelho, Ana Godinho; Duarte, Maria Eduarda; García, César; Leal, Ana I.; Redweik, Paula

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2021.12.028

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“…The JBT 3D, made accessible to the public in February 2022, follows the mobile application JBTapp (Postolache et al, 2022), launched in 2021 for visitor support. Both applications are complementary, intending to promote the visits and give access to JBT information.…”

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A digital botanical garden: using interactive 3D models for visitor experience enhancement and collection management

Redweik¹,

Reis

Duarte

2022

Virtual Archaeol. Rev.

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Highlights: A virtual 3D model of a botanical garden was built based on a GIS with plants botanical information and buildings, statues and other assets historical information. The height and crown diameter of individual trees were determined from watershed operations on aerial LiDAR data. Statues were modelled photogrammetrically. Buildings were modelled procedurally using CGA rules. Users found realism and information access to be the most positive points. The way of data organisation and the elaborated modelling rules make the product easily extendable for new data and objects. Abstract: Botanical gardens are important spots in urban spaces, both for researchers and for many different kinds of public. Conveying scientific information by means of an attractive digital product, on a pre- or post-visit experience, is a way of captivating the public, especially the younger generation, to the relevance of those gardens as repositories of knowledge and for conservation of plant species diversity. This approach also facilitates communication with the general public and access to historical data. On the other hand, bringing the garden to the desktop of researchers and managers can be an advantage, not only for an overview of the status quo but also in spatial planning matters. This paper describes the production of a 3D dynamic model of the Tropical Botanical Garden in Lisbon on top of a Geographic Information System (GIS). Its development included creating a spatial database to organise data originating from a variety of sources, the three-dimensional (3D) modelling of plants, buildings and statues, the creation of web pages with historic and contextual information, as well as the publication of a number of interactive 3D scenes. Several software packages were used, and the final outputs were published in ArcGIS Online to be explored by the public and researchers (link provided at the end of the text). The data are organised in a database, and most 3D modelling tasks are procedural through Computer Generated Architecture (CGA) rules. Thus, updating information or 3D models can be done without having to repeat all steps, an important feature for a dynamic botanical garden. Challenges and solutions are also addressed, providing a constructive contribution to the further implementation of similar experiences in other botanical gardens. According to a user survey carried out, the realism of the representation and the possibility of easily retrieving information from the objects are the most positive aspects of the project.

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A digital botanical garden: using interactive 3D models for visitor experience enhancement and collection management

Redweik¹,

Reis

Duarte

2022

Virtual Archaeol. Rev.

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“…The data visualization focus area provides data on the latest read quantities and ratio of nutrients in the soil and data on soil moisture, temperature, pH, and salinity. The design of the app was inspired by the app of the Tropical Botanical Garden of Lisbon [ 105 ]. It uses a styled map of the garden powered by Mapbox, a cheaper alternative to Google maps, which combines data from several geographic databases, such as OpenStreetMaps [ 106 ].…”

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“…Field tests were performed in Lisbon Botanical Garden. Sensor nodes were deployed at 0.3 m from the trunk of 12 trees of the Tropical Botanic Garden of Lisbon, selected from the 20 available on the tour “Trees You Must See” provided by the Mobile Garden App reported on [ 105 ]. Sensor nodes were positioned at 0.3 m from the trunk of each tree, and measurements of soil moisture, temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, and concentrations of N, P, and K, as well as air humidity and temperature, were collected from each site.…”

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IoT-Based Systems for Soil Nutrients Assessment in Horticulture

Postolache

Sebastião

Viegas

et al. 2022

Sensors

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Soil nutrients assessment has great importance in horticulture. Implementation of an information system for horticulture faces many challenges: (i) great spatial variability within farms (e.g., hilly topography); (ii) different soil properties (e.g., different water holding capacity, different content in sand, sit, clay, and soil organic matter, different pH, and different permeability) for different cultivated plants; (iii) different soil nutrient uptake by different cultivated plants; (iv) small size of monoculture; and (v) great variety of farm components, agroecological zone, and socio-economic factors. Advances in information and communication technologies enable creation of low cost, efficient information systems that would improve resources management and increase productivity and sustainability of horticultural farms. We present an information system based on different sensing capability, Internet of Things, and mobile application for horticultural farms. An overview on different techniques and technologies for soil fertility evaluation is also presented. The results obtained in a botanical garden that simulates the diversity of environment and plant diversity of a horticultural farm are discussed considering the challenges identified in the literature and field research. The study provides a theoretical basis and technical support for the development of technologies that enable horticultural farmers to improve resources management.

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“…The transformative potential of botanic garden tourism for meeting SDGs is an opportunity that many gardens have realized and capitalize on [38], and this is certainly captured across citizen participation, offline and online presence, and the cornucopia of digital integrated marketing communications and related novel innovations that can be generalized across other institutions [19,37,[76][77][78]. There are over 3000 botanic gardens worldwide that collectively engage with several hundred million visitors annually [79].…”

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Botanic Garden Tourism, Social Value, Health, and Well-Being

Catahan,

Hopwood,

Suraweera

2024

JZBG

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Many botanic gardens are flourishing, and many others can learn from those leading the way; at the same time, all can form new allegiances informed by service research. We developed this paper to plant seeds for different stakeholders interested in putting a spotlight on botanic garden tourism opportunities. It is in response to a call to action by many stakeholders across the botanic garden sector for greater public engagement, to challenge plant awareness disparity, and to ensure the vitality and viability of the sector. Our commentary considers positive, transformative service making, marketing, management, and development. We recommend holistic, integrated services via ecosystemic thinking and collaborative partnerships across the sector and with non-traditional partnerships in the design of sustainable service ecosystems. It is envisaged that service research will spur on a more responsible, ethical, moral enterprise and sustainable botanic garden tourism with opportunities to drive positive, transformative change in meeting sustainable development goals for the good of plants, people, and planet.

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Contributions to the design of mobile applications for visitors of Botanical Gardens

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

A digital botanical garden: using interactive 3D models for visitor experience enhancement and collection management

A digital botanical garden: using interactive 3D models for visitor experience enhancement and collection management

IoT-Based Systems for Soil Nutrients Assessment in Horticulture

Botanic Garden Tourism, Social Value, Health, and Well-Being

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