Proyecto Quick Natura. Técnologías móviles aplicadas a rutas botánicas urbanas

  1. Ripoll, Sergio
  2. Mayoral, Olga
  3. Azkárraga, Jose Maria
Journal:
Modelling in Science Education and Learning

ISSN: 1988-3145

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 10

Issue: 1

Pages: 185-192

Type: Article

DOI: 10.4995/MSEL.2017.6661 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The Quick Natura project aims to approach people of the city of Valencia to the green areas around them, in a fast and pleasant way. The initiative is based on the use of new technologies to connect the physical with the virtual world by placing QR codes (Quick Response code) on different plant species, located mainly in gardens and parks to display information about each labelled species. Any user can scan the QR code located in labelled plants by using a smartphone or other mobile devices, enabling almost immediate access to an information layer displayed in an enjoyable way, without using very technical language, facilitating a quick understanding and assimilation by users. The method allows associating QR codes to the website www.uv.es/quicknatura in which each plant species is hosted on a virtual space where users can see: information  on  the  species  through  questions  and  curiosities,  its  present  location,  the  location  of  other nearby  QR  codes  and  a  number  of  routes  designed  for  different  gardens  in  the  city  of  Valencia.  The project  is  designed  to  allow  its  use  both  individually  or  mentored,  with  a  guide  that  can  supplement  the information obtained through Quick Natura.

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