CrowdWater Channel

CrowdWater is a PhD project in the Hydrology & Climate group at the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich and is funded by the SNSF. The project investigates the value of hydrological data collected by voluntary participants. Participants can use the CrowdWater | Spotteron app to independently collect data on water levels, runoff, soil moisture, condition of temporary streams, plastic pollution and stream type without the need for measuring devices. The long-term goal of CrowdWater is to collect a large number of observations and thus improve the prediction of hydrological events such as drought or floods.