Congregate is the all-in-one platform for running environmental crowdsourcing projects.
As the challenges facing our environment continue to grow, more people are looking for ways to drive distinct change.
Crowdsourcing data collection can benefit any size of organisation, dramatically increasing the scale on which they can gather data. Available as an intuitive, web-based platform, Congregate is accessible and user-friendly for all.
Congregate allows you to effectively coordinate projects, manage data collection teams, and explore results with industry-leading visualisation tools.
Whether you are managing your own data collection team or recruiting volunteers, Congregate will make sure you get the most from your crowdsourcing project.
Easily organise events, encourage participants to sign-up, distribute measurement equipment, and check results in a single platform.
Customisable data entry forms allow you to gather the data important to you and your project.
Straightforward design with interactive tutorials ensures that you can start benefiting from the platform straight away.
Fast and responsive user interfaces suitable for viewing on any computer or mobile platform.
Maximise the potential of your data with powerful visualisation. Including maps, charts, tables and photographs, helping you to make informed decisions.
Raise awareness of the issues that matter to you. Host data publicly in a format that's engaging and easy to understand - ensuring the greatest level of engagement.
The Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) has been running its RiverBlitz citizen science project since 2016. This project aims to encourage members of the public to engage with their local waterways, whilst collecting valuable data on river health in their catchment.
BART source data across their whole catchment
In 2020, BART sought to expand this project significantly, raising its public profile and increasing the number of volunteers taking part. The Congregate platform allowed BART to achieve this by providing a streamlined interface where the volunteers could register and enter their results. Using this platform BART's team were able to see who had registered, manage the distribution of their water sampling kits, and check the results once they had been recorded.
Visualising the data recorded by BART Volunteers
The results gathered by BART's volunteers were displayed publicly through the Congregate platform, which could visualise the data simply and clearly. As a result, BART could better target their conservation efforts, increasing the awareness and visibility of challenges impacting rivers by making vital data accessible. The site was integrated into BART's website and customised to include the project's branding.
Volunteers collect a wide range of river data
Volunteers register and enter data through the platform
Visit the RiverBlitz Data Explorer here: bristolavonriverstrust.org/riverblitz/
BART River Detectives involves volunteers from local communities conducting long-term water quality monitoring of key sections of the River Chew, Bristol Frome and the Cam, Wellow and Midford Brooks.
The River Detectives Data Explorer
Volunteers have an important role to play in filling the gaps in water quality monitoring, crucial at a time when Environment Agency monitoring is being reduced. The project also aims to reconnect people with their local watercourse by empowering local communities with a sense of ownership, which we hope will create a legacy. BART River Detectives supplements RiverBlitz by collecting water quality data at regular intervals to help build an evidence base which builds a picture of the overall health of the river catchment.
Data can be visualised with a measurement chart
Volunteers can upload photos with their data
Visit the River Detectives Data Explorer here: bristolavonriverstrust.org/river-detectives/
When it is ready the Data Explorer will display all the data collected by volunteers who are gathering vital information about flooding in the Bristol Avon catchment. The scheme is currently in its pilot phase with test sites selected around the Midsomer and Radstock areas.
Visit the River Detectives - Flood Watch Data Explorer here: bristolavonriverstrust.org/river-detectives/flood-watch/
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