British Trust for Ornithology

Client: Jennifer Border <jennifer.border@bto.org>

Based on suggestion by Chris Sandbrook: Cuckoo Race

See also previous project from 2013: Race the wild

Proposed idea: Flyathlon

Major sporting events such as marathons and triathlons often raise funds and awareness for good causes including conservation. This is an opportunity to design a new global sport where humans compete digitally in relay teams alongside wildlife. Using the Strava API, and records of bird migration from the British Trust for Ornithology, create secure and fair infrastructure for a competition that includes joint teams of cyclists and wild birds, attracting large audiences through public engagement for refereeing, commentary, fan clubs and sponsorship.

Jenni's original request:

We've done some investigation of the Strava API to allow us to access the total miles for a group. It doesn't look like this is possible so the application would need to:

1. Manage groups
2. Allow individuals to join a group
3. Link the app with their Strava account so we can access their data

We've also created some data that we could use as a starting point for the cuckoo path in a demo system.

We'd also need a website for people to register groups and see outputs of all groups and a website or (preferably) an App where people could register for a group and see their individual progress.

response

Could you give us some information about “Strava”, and how a student project would have to interact with it?

I wasn’t sure from your message how “groups” are defined (groups of people or groups of birds?)

Perhaps there is another document, giving background to your discussion with Chris, that I haven’t seen? Feel free to pass it on.