Natuurpunt

Predicting Species Population Trends from Citizen Science Data

About the project

Under the supervision of Element61, an analysis of logs coming from waarnemingen.be will be conducted. This is an application where independent nature enthusiasts and animal spotters can log observations about certain species at a certain place and at a certain time. The objective is to use those logs to predict the real trend of a certain population, as the perceived presence of a species can be a crucial indicator for its state and whether the species is safe.

Project members

Project Responsible (Board):

Toon De Neve

Project Leader:

Reiner De Smet

Project Members:

Boris Vervenne

Olivier Bonte

Robbe Delporte

Charles Brille

About Natuurpunt

With over 100.000 members and 6.000 volunteers, Natuurpunt is the largest Belgian nature conservation organization. The long term protection of important habitats, species and landscapes is the main goal. To achieve this, they buy and manage nature reserves, study species and habitats, raise awareness and run educational programs for a general and specific public and lobby local and regional governments.

About Element61

Founded in 2007, Element61 is the leading Business Analytics, Performance Management, and Data Science consultancy company in Belgium. Since 2016, element61 has been a part of Moore Belgium. Today, they comprise the most experienced team in Analytics, Performance Management, BI, and Data Warehousing in Belgium. In their projects, their focus lies on coaching, co-development, and transferring expertise and knowledge to the client.