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US Army Corps of Engineers

Beach Grain Size Data Collection

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The goal of this project is to build a database of coastal sediment characteristics. Sediment characteristics are estimated from photos collected by citizen scientists.

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The US Army Corps of Engineers, James Madison University, and Northern Arizona University have partnered together in an endeavor to develop a way to collect beach grain size information using citizen scientists armed with their cell phone and any US coin. We need beach sediment samples and images from all over the United States to test out processing techniques and your help will be quite valuable!

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Minimum Age: 13

Languages: English

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