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AnnexureB
GUResearchActivitySchedules
Round5
January2019–December2020
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Project 5.5 – Measuring aesthetic and experience values using Big Data approaches
Projectlength: 1Year,9Months
Projectstartdate: 01January2019
Projectenddate: 30September2020
ProjectLeader: ProfSusanneBecken(FTE–20%)
Leadresearchorganisation: GriffithUniversity,GoldCoast
Projectleadercontactdetails:Email:[email protected]:0438636697
PROJECT FUNDING AND EXPENDITURE
TotalProjectFundingincludingallParties 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 TOTAL NESP funding
x x x x $142,416 $94,800 x $237,216
Cash co-con
x x x x $10,000 $10,000 x $20,000
In-kind co-con
x x x x $150,786 $113,205 x $263,991
TOTAL x x x x $303,202 $218,005 x $521,207
Expenditure Statement Thefundingwillbeusedfora0.7FTEpositionincomputerscience(withafocusonneuralnetworksanddeeplearning),a0.25FTEresearchassistantinYear1toconducttheeye-tracking(thesamepersonwhoalreadyimplementedtheeyetrackingworkinProject3.2.3)anda0.5FTEresearchassistanttocontributetohumanannotationandothermanualcoding,survey/interviewsregardingcoralrestorationandothersupportivetasks.Alloperationalcosts($10,000tocoverfinancialincentivesforparticipantsintheeye-trackingexperimentandcostsofasurveytoobtainaestheticratings)willbecoveredbytheGriffithUniversitycashcontribution.Anadditional$10,000fromGriffithUniversitywillbeusedtoengageEmilyChenwhowasheavilyinvolvedinProject2.3.2onsocialmediamonitoringandisnowadoctoralstudentworkingacrosstheGriffithInstituteforTourismandBigDataLab.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project Summary ThisproposedresearchrespondstotheurgentneedofunderstandinghowecologicalchangesaffecttheaestheticvalueandtheuserexperienceoftheGreatBarrierReef,andhowthesecouldbemeasuredandmonitoredinacost-effectiveway.Theresearchcapitalisesontwomajortrends,namelypeoples’abilityandwillingnesstosharelargeamountsofinformationthroughvariousonlineplatforms,andrapiddevelopmentincomputingtechnologytostore,processandinterpretthesedata.
Project Description
RESEARCHPROBLEM:
TheAustralianGovernmentisinvestingconsiderableresourcesintoimprovingreefhealthandmonitoringchangesoftheGreatBarrierReef(GBR).Monitoringhowever,iscostlyandthenotionofcitizenscienceisattractingattention.InvolvingpeopleandunderstandingthehumandimensionsoftheReef,includingnaturalbeautyasanintegralpartofheritagevalue,iscriticalinenhancingsupport
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forconservation.Tappingintouser-suppliedmaterial,forexamplethroughsocialmedia,reflectsananthropocentricapproachthatacceptsthatbothaestheticandexperientialvaluesareconceptsthatarisefromtheinteractionsbetweennatureandpeople.Buildingonexistingcitizenscienceprograms(e.g.GreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthority’s(GBRMPA)‘EyeontheReef’),thisresearchdrawsoninformationsharedbyover2.7millionpeoplewhovisittheGBR(GBRPMA,2018)toextractinsightsintoenvironmentalandexperientialattributesoftheGBR.
Theaimofthisprojecttherefore,istointegrateworkonunderstanding,measuringandmappingaestheticvalueoftheGBR,evidentinuser-suppliedimagery,withresearchonmeasuringexperiencevalue,expressedthroughvisitors’sentimentandemotionscontainedinsocialmedia.Whilstitislikelythatchangestotheaestheticvalueaffectvisitorexperienceandsentiment,itisimportanttocapturetheseconstructsseparately.Thereasonforthisisthat,atleastforsomeusergroups,visitorstotheReefcontinuetohaveenjoyableexperiences,eveninthefaceofongoingdeclinesinReefhealthandaestheticvalue.
RESEARCHAPPROACH:
Twopreviouslyfundedprojects(2.3.2and3.2.3)usedBigDataapproachestoassesshowunconventionaldatasources(e.g.Twitter,Facebook,Flickr)canhelpmonitorenvironmentalandaestheticconditionsoftheReef.Usinglanguageprocessingtools(sentimentanalysis),datavisualisation(e.g.heatmaps),deeplearning(automatedspeciesidentification),eyetracking(aestheticrating),andneuralnetworks/AI(automatedbeautyscoringofphotos),thesetwoprojectsdeliveredaninnovativebasisforenhancingcurrentmanagementsystemsoftheGreatBarrierReef.Findingsweresharedwitharangeofkeystakeholders,whoexpressedkeeninterestinfurtheradvancingthislineofresearch.Alistofoutputsisavailableonhttps://www.griffith.edu.au/institute-tourism/our-research/sustainable-tourism-innovation/monitoring-the-great-barrier-reef.
ThisextensionprojectfocusesonunderstandingandmeasuringtwokeyconceptsrelevantforongoingReefprotection,namelythe(underwater)aestheticvalueandtheexperiencevalueoftheReef.Assessmentofchangesinecologicalvalueareoutofscope.Figure1providesanoverviewoftheprojectapproach.
Figure 1: Research framework, including testing the system by assessing a Reef intervention.
Mostdatarequiredforthisprojectareopensourceandonline.Recentfindingsbythisresearchteamfound,forexample,thatTwitteruserspostedatotalof700,782tweetsfromtheGBRregionfortheperiodfromMarch2016toMarch2018.Ofthese,163,691tweetsrelatedtokeyaspectsoftheReef(e.g.beach,fish,coral).In2016,wedownloaded6,390Flickrimagesthatweretagged‘GBR’.Ofthese,1,440imagescarrieddetailedgeographicmetadata.Inaddition,theextensionresearchprojectwillgeneratenewdata,forexamplefromcontinuingeye-trackingexperimentsbuildingonearlierresearch.WealsocollaboratecloselywiththeCSIROontheircollectionofnewdatafromthose
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involvedinReef-relatedactivities(e.g.tourism,citizenscience)andwillensureuseofthesedataaspartoftheBigDataplatform.Severalresearchstepsareproposedtodelivertheoutcomes(Figure1):
1. Aestheticvalue:Furtherimprovementsarerequiredinthreeareas.
a. Whataretheattributesofaestheticvalue?Toverifyandextendearlierfindings(NESP3.2.3and3.2.4)therelevanceofadditionalattributesneedtobetested,inparticularthosethatcoulddetractfromaestheticvalue(e.g.man-madestructures).Further,therobustnessofaestheticattributesacrossdifferentusergroupsneedstobeverified.Inparticular,weproposetouseeye-trackingtechnologyincombinationwithinterviewsfortwokeygroups,namelyIndigenouspeoplesandChinesetourists,tofurtherunderstandperceptionsof‘beauty’andrelevanceofparticularattributes(e.g.charismaticspecies).
b. Toenhanceandimprovetheaccuracyofautomatedaestheticscoring,usingneuralnetworks/AI,more‘trainingmaterial’intheformofratedimagesisrequired.Inparticular,moreimagesthatshow‘ugly’orlessattractiveunderwaterscenesarenecessarytoinformthemachinelearning.Theeye-trackingfindingswillinformtheselectionofadditionalmaterial.WealsoplantousematerialpreviouslyratedinaCSIROsurvey(fromNESPTWQHubProject3.2.4)andmanuallyratedimagesgeneratedthroughthecurrentCSIROproposal(5.6inRPv5).
c. Theprocessofaccessingandstoringlargeamountsofimages(e.g.geo-taggedFlickr)needstobeimprovedinitsefficiency.Inaddition,buy-infromstakeholdergroupsthatarealreadyinvolvedinvariouscitizenscienceprojectswouldbebeneficialtoenhancetheflowofincomingimagesthatcanbeusedforaestheticrating.Dedicatedworkshopswillhelpincreasesupportandlinksystems.Here,wewillcollaboratewithCSIRO.
2. Experiencevalue:Whilstconsiderableprogresshasbeenmadeintermsofcapturingandanalysingsocialmediadata,furtherstepsarerequired.
a. Toimprovetheaccuracyofthesentimentalgorithm,weneedtogeneratedatafromhumanannotation(i.e.coding)regardingsentimentandtargets(i.e.whatisthesocialmediatextabout).Asmallnumberofrelevanttargetsneedtobeagreedonwithstakeholders,forexample‘marinelife’,‘coral’,‘beachenvironment’,‘waterrelated’,and‘touristactivity’.Theannotatedtextwillthenbeusedformachinelearningtoimprovetheaccuracyofthesentimentalgorithmandalsotoproducetarget-specificsentiment.
b. Furtherworkisnecessarytodisaggregatesentimentfromsocialmediaintocategoriesthatareofgreatestrelevancetostakeholders,forexamplebysegmentingdataintogeographiczones,targets(seeabove),andusergroups(e.g.domestic,international,local).Thisprocesswillalsoinvolveconsiderationofothersocialmediasources,includingSinoWeibodata.
3. Systemtrial:Theproposedmeasuresofaestheticandexperientialvaluewillbetestedonaspecificintervention.Morespecifically,andduetorecentGovernmentinvestmentandinterest,thepracticeofcoralrestorationwillbeassessed.
a. Perceptions/Experiences:Sentimentofsocialmediatextrelatedto‘coralrestoration’,expressedinvariousonlinemedia,willbecomparedwithdatathathasinformationobtainedininterviewswithvisitorswhoexperiencedcoralrestorationprojects.
b. Aesthetics:Restoredcoralwillbetestedbyusingrelevantimageryinadedicatedeye-trackingexperimenttoassesspeople’sinterest/attention(e.g.fixationtime),beautyrating,andemotions(e.g.facialexpressionandselfreport).TheimagesofrestoredcoralwillalsobetestedwiththeAIautomatedsystemtocomparebeautyscores.
PRIORRESEARCHANDLINKTOOTHERRESEARCH:
ThisprojectbuildsonNESP-fundedworkthroughprojects2.3.2,3.2.3and3.2.4.Italsolinkstoproject3.2.2.ontheHumanDimensionsoutcomes,objectivesandtargetsintheReef2050Long-TermSustainabilityPlan,specificallythesocio-economicandheritagemonitoring.
ThisprojectwillbenefitfromtheTrISMA(TrackingInfrastructureforSocialMediaAnalysis),ajointprojectbyseveralAustralianuniversitiesandledbytheQUTDigitalObservatory.TrISMAwillfacilitate
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cost-effectiveaccesstolargevolumesofAustraliansocialmediadatathatwillcomplementdatafrominternationalusersalreadystreamedandstoredatGriffith’sBigDatalab.
Synergieswithseveralcitizen-scienceapproachesthroughtheNESPCleanAirandUrbanLandscapesHubarepossible(https://www.nespurban.edu.au/participate/).Also,therecouldbeafuturelinkwithProject6.5(Citizenscience)intheThreatenedSpeciesRecoveryHub.
INFORMINGDECISIONMAKING:
TheunderstandingofaestheticvaluewillhelpReefmanagersandthoseworkinginthetourismindustryintheirdevelopmentofeducationalandpromotionalmaterial(includingforReefprotectioncampaigns).Already,the3.2.3researchfoundthatcertainattributes(e.g.vividlycolouredfish)significantlyaddtoperceivedbeautyoftheReef.
TheAI-basedsystemwilldeliveramechanismformonitoringaestheticvalueatalargegeographicscale,asitrespondstoimagespostedonlineoraddedmanuallytothedatabase.Thedevelopmentofafinaltool,forexampleareal-timemapthatvisualisesbeautyscores,canbeundertakenandimplementedaspartoftheReefIntegratedMonitoringandReportingProgram(RIMReP)program.Wesuggestthatthecombinationofmanualmonitoringatselectedindicatorsites(CSIRO)withautomatedmonitoring–thatisalsoconstantlyimprovedthroughtheuseofnewtrainingmaterial(i.e.theannotatedphotossuppliedbyCSIRO)–providesarobustandcost-effectivemechanism.
Similarly,theabilitytomeasureandmonitorsentiment(aggregateandforuser-definedsegments)providesintelligenceonhowusersperceivetheReef,whattheytalkabout,andwhetherthereareanyparticularissues.Measuringsentimentinadditiontoaestheticvalueisofcriticalimportancetooperatorsandrelatedcommunitieswhorelyonpeoplehavinga‘goodexperience’asasummaryindicatorofdestinationsuccess.ThefactthattheproposedsystemstoresallReef-relevanttweetsinadatabaserepresentsaddedvalueasdataareavailableforanyadditionalextraordinaryanalyses.Already,wehavehadinterestinthedatasetbyarangeofReefstakeholders,forexampleinrelationtothecoralbleachingevensin2016/17.
NESP2017ResearchPriorityAlignment
• ThisproposedresearchalignswithseveraloftheNESPprioritiesandcross-cuttingissues.Firstofall,Priority1onclimateriskisexplicitlytakenintoconsiderationbythesystematictestingofdifferentlevelsofecosystemhealth(includinginparticularcoral)onaestheticandexperiencevalues.ClimatechangeimpactsandwaterqualityissuesarethetwodriversthataffecttheattributesthathavealreadybeenrecognisedasbeingintegraltotheseReefvaluesandourresearchwillshefurtherlightontherelativeimportanceofattributesacrossdiverseusergroups.Priority2specificallyaddressessocialandeconomicvaluesandtheseareattheheartofourresearch.Theresearchwillbeparticularlyrelevanttothetourismindustryandallcommunitiesthatdependonit.
• TheresearchsupportsseveralNESPTWQhubpriorities.Atitscore,understandingandmeasuringaestheticandexperiencevalueslinkstothenotionofcitizenscienceandinvolvingpeopleintheprocessofgeneratingdataandincreasingawareness(3.6).Italsoteststheimpactsofaspecificmanagementintervention,namelycoralrestoration(3.1),onsocio-economicvalues(3.4).Finally,ithelpsincreaseunderstandingofhowsomeofthecumulativepressuresthatmanifestindecliningReefhealthvalueimpactaestheticandexperiencevalues–informationthatisimportanttodesigneffectivemanagementoftheasset(1.4).
PATHWAY TO IMPACT Outcomes
ThisprojectwillfinalisetwokeymethodsformeasuringhumandimensionsoftheReef,namelyaestheticandexperiencevalues.Itwilldeliverthecapabilitytoscorelargevolumesofdatatoderiveindicatorsof‘beauty’andsentiment.Implementingthemethodswilldeliverthefollowingoutcomes:
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- Identifydeclinesinaestheticvalue,whichisinformativeinitselfbutmayalsoprovideindicationofecologicaldeclineduetothecloserelationshipbetweenaestheticandecologicalvalue.
- Adatabaseofratedimagesthatcouldbeavailableforadditionalmonitoringgoals(e.g.extractallgeo-codedimagesthatshowbleachingandmapthemseparately).
- Identifydeclinesinsentimentandexperiencevalueandunderstandfurtherdetailssuchasgeographicarea,keytopicofconcern,anddifferenceamongstusergroups.Remediatingactionscanbeputinplaceaccordingly.
- DevelopReefprotectioncampaignsthatconnectwithvisitorexperiencesandperceptionsoftheReeftomaximiseimpact.
Research-user
EngagementandCommunication
ImpactonManagementAction
Outputs
SarahTitchen,AnneFergussonandRossScottfromtheNaturalHeritageSection,HeritageBranch,HeritageReefandMarineDivision
Communicationwillbethrough‘StakeholderUpdates’–concisesummariesofprogressinthisproject.Personalbriefingsasneeded.
IdentifydeclinesinGBRaestheticvalue,whichisparticularrelevantinrelationtotheUNESCOWorldHeritagelistingCriterionvii.
Methodformonitoringaestheticandexperiencevaluestomeetrequirementsforreporting(incRIMRep).
FionaMerida(ManagerInformationServices)andChrisJones,IndustryEngagement–Education,Stewardship&PartnershipsatGBRMPA
Ongoingcommunicationandinputintocitizensciencedatacollectionandanalysis.
AddvaluetotheexistingEye-on-the-Reefprogram.
ProvideamechanismforusingimagespostedtotheEye-on-the-Reefplatform.
RogerBeeden,FergusMolloyandGenaWilliams,GBRMPARIMRep
Engagedinproject Identifychangesinaestheticvalueovertimeasaresultofusingmonitoringtool
Methodformonitoringaestheticandexperiencevaluestomeetrequirementsforreporting(incRIMRep).
DanielGschwind,CEO,QueenslandTourismIndustryCouncil(QTIC)
Engagedinprojectdevelopmentanddesignofoutputs.Ongoingcommunicationthroughregularface-to-facemeetings.
SupporttheimplementationoftheQldTourismClimateChangeResponsePlan.
Informationsheetonthetourism-relevantaspectsofcoralrestorationtobesharedwithtourismindustry.
ColMcKenzie,CEO,AssociationforMarineParkTourismOperators(AMPTO)
Engagedinprojectdevelopmentanddesignofoutputsinparticularinrelationtosocialmediasentimentmonitoring.Ongoingcommunication.
FeedbackonvisitorexperiencesoftheGBRinformstourismbusinessplanningandadaptation,andriskmanagement.
Socialmediamonitoringplatformtomeasureandtrackvisitorexperience–tobeimplementedthroughRIMRepbasedonthisproposedresearch.
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EmmaWhittlesea,SeniorPolicyOfficer,DepartmentofEnvironmentandScience
Engagedinaligningprojectactivitywithclimatechangeinitiatives.
SupporttheimplementationoftheQldTourismClimateChangeResponsePlan.
Researchreport/paperonhowvisitorsperceivecoralrestorationasanadaptationmeasure.
Indigenouspartners Directengagementandthroughindustrybodies(e.g.RhondaAppo,QTIC)
Ensurethatindigenousperspectivesonaestheticvaluearecaptured.
Informationoneyetrackingoutcomessharedandinputintopotentialproductdevelopmentprovidedwithrelevantgroups.
TheresaPhillips,DirectorPartnerships,TourismEventsQueensland
Inputintosegmentationofsocialmediadatatoprovidestakeholder-relevantinsights.
FeedsintoongoingGBRstrategicplanbyTEQ.
Target-specificsentimentanalysisofvisitorstotheGBR.
Additionaloutputs
• Summaryvideoasahighimpactcommunicationtooltoexplainthebenefitsofseparatelymeasuringecological,aestheticandexperiencevalues.
• Researchpublicationon“Extendedeye-trackingbasedassessmentofperceivedbeautyacrossdifferentReefusergroups”.
• Researchpublicationonthe“Visitorimpactsofcoralreefrestorationprojects”.
• Researchpublicationon“Measuringtarget-specificvisitorsentimentoftheGBR”.
• Integratedresearchreporttargetedatstakeholderaudience.
IndigenousConsultationandEngagement
TheextenttowhichTraditionalOwnerscommunitiescanbeincludedinthisprojectwasdiscussedwiththecollaboratorsatCSIROandhubleaderProfDamienBurrows.FurtherinputwassoughtfromDanielGschwind,CEOofQTIC.ItwasagreedthatincludingIndigenouscommunitymembersineye-trackingresearchgeneratesmuchneededinsightsintoaestheticvaluethatmayhavebeenabsentfrompreviousresearch.ThisresearchwillconcentrateonhowIndigenouspeoplesperceivethevisualcomponentofaestheticvalueoftheunderwaterGBR.Researchonbroader‘values’attachedtotheReefarebeyondthescopeofthiscurrentproject.ItmightbedifficulttoobtainparticipationfromTraditionalOwnerslivingintheGBRregion(TraditionalOwners),andinthatcaseacohortofIndigenousstudentsandmembersofothergroups(e.g.ontheGoldCoast)canberecruitedfortheexperiments.Thejustificationofthisisthatperceptionsof‘beauty’shouldbestable(atleastwithinculturalgroups,ifnotacrossculturalgroupswhichistobetestedinthisresearch)andthefactwhetherapersonisinvolvedwiththeGBRornotshouldnotaffectthebasicaspectsofaestheticrating.
Importantly,thefindingsfromthisresearchwillbefedbacktoTraditionalOwnerstoencouragetourismentrepreneurship.Atpresent,theparticipationofIndigenouscommunitymembersintourismisquitelimited(andnarrowedlargelytoculturalperformances),andtheopportunitypresentsitselftousethefindingsfromthisresearchasaplatformtobuildeco-tourismproductsthatintegratetraditionalstorieswithknowledgeaboutaestheticpreferences.Wewillactivelylookforinterestedpartiestoexplorestory-tellingandexperiencedesignaspartofthisprojectandwecandrawonadditionalexpertisewithinGriffithInstituteforTourismtoassist.Wewillalsobestronglyguidedby
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Indigenousgatekeepers(i.e.QTIC)inthisprocess.InformationonresearchfindingswillbeprovidedtoIndigenoususergroups,forexamplethroughGBRMPA’sorQTIC’schannels.
InordertoensuretheprocessfortheengagementofTraditionalOwnerswithintheNESPTWQHubresearchprojectsareclearlydefined,thehubadministratorhascreatedthreecategorylevelsofTraditionalOwnerengagementwhichareproposedtomatchthetypeandmethodologydefinedineachindividualproposal.
ThisprojecthasbeenallocatedaCategoryTwo.
ACategoryTwoprojectisaresearchprojectthathasafieldcomponentwithintheproject,butdoesnothavedirectcollaborationwithanIndigenouscommunity,organisation,grouporindividual.AspertheobjectivesoftheIndigenousEngagementandParticipationStrategy(IEPS),aCategoryTwoprojectwillbeexpectedto:
• ClearlyidentifyhowtheresearchwillberelevantandofbenefittoIndigenouscommunitiesand/ororganisationsandifnotwhy.
• EnsuretheresearchisconductedaccordingtothehighestethicalstandardsandrespectsIndigenousprioritiesandvalues.
• ExploreopportunitiesforIndigenousengagement,employment,skillstransfer,sharingofknowledgeandtheincreaseofculturalawarenessamongstallparties.
• Developaprocessforthegeneratedknowledge,dataandresearchresultstobeeffectivelysharedandcommunicatedbetweenIndigenouspeoples,communitiesandorganisations.
Project Milestones
Milestones DueDateNESPPayment
GU
SigningofContract OnSigning 47,616
1. Reportonprogressof:
a. Eye-tracking-ObtainedstakeholderandCSIROinputonwhatattributesneedtobeincluded/representedinimagesinadditiontopreviousfindings.
b. Eye-tracking-Recruitedandconductedeye-trackingexperimentwithdifferentusergroups.
c. Automatedbeautyrating-Securedadditionaltrainingmaterialfordeeplearningofaestheticrating.
d. Socialmediatracking-Collectedinputfromstakeholdersonwhatthekey‘targets’shouldbeforcodingtweetstodeveloptarget-specificsentimentscores.
e. Socialmediatracking-CompletedhumanannotationofTwitterdatatoimprovesentimentalgorithm.
2. SubmitstakeholderupdateandcommunicatefindingstoTraditionalOwnersandend-usersastheybecomeavailable.
3. ReportonprogressofIndigenousengagement
4. Submitfourtosixphotos,withdescriptions,highlightingprojectactivitiestotheeAtlasandRRRC.Submitdetailed
1June2019 47,400
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Milestones DueDateNESPPayment
GU
locationofresearchinformation.Seehttp://eatlas.org.au/resources/nesp-submissions
5. Reportonprogressof:
a. Aestheticvalue-Completedanalysisofeye-trackingresultsandsubmittedpapertojournal.
b. Aestheticvalue-Improvedautomatedprocessfordownloadingandstoringlargeamountofimages.
c. Aestheticvalue-WorkingwithCSIROandsecuredsupportfromcitizenscienceprogramstoprovideimageswithgeo-timestamps.
d. Experiencevalue-Implementedmachinelearningtodevelopandrefinetarget-specificsentimentassessment.
e. Experiencevalue-ObtainedstakeholderinputintoappropriatesegmentationanddiscusswithRIMReprepresentatives.
f. Coralrestorationintervention-Identifiedsuitablesitefortrial(e.g.workingwithoperatororotherrelevantparties).
g. Coralrestorationintervention-Extractedsocialmediatexttoderivesentiment.
h. Coralrestorationintervention-Developedsurveyinstrumentforvisitorsparticipatingincoralrestoration.
6. ReportonsuccessofprojectpitchedtoTheConversation.
7. ReportonprogressofTraditionalOwnerengagementandcommunicationswithend-users.
8. SubmitanupdateddatamanagementplantotheeAtlasoutliningtheexpecteddatasetstobedeliveredbythisproject.Seehttp://eatlas.org.au/resources/nesp-submissions
1Dec2019 47,400
9. Reportonprogressof:
a. Aestheticvalue-FinalisedAIsystemforautomatedbeautyscoring.
b. Aestheticvalue-InpartnershipwithCSIRO,finalisedmethodforaestheticmonitoring(integratingmicroandmacroscales).
c. Experiencevalue-Completedtarget-basedsentimentmonitoringacrosskeysegments.
10. Provideevidenceofcommunicationstothetourismindustryoncoralrestorationimpactsontourism.
11. ReportonprogressofIndigenousengagement.
12. SubmitcompleteddatasetsandassociateddocumentationforpublicationintheeAtlas.SubmissionsmustmeeteAtlas
1June2020 47,400
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Milestones DueDateNESPPayment
GU
publicationstandards.Seehttp://eatlas.org.au/resources/nesp-submissions
13. SubmitFinalReportincorporatingcompletedanalysisofaestheticandexperiencevalueofcoralrestoration.
14. SubmitIntegrativereportforNESPTWQpublicationseriescompleted.
15. Reportonprogressof:
a. Manuscriptsubmittedonautomatedimageassessmenttojournalorconference.
b. Manuscriptonhumandimensionsofcoralrestorationsubmitted.
16. Submitvideotocommunicateprojectoutcomesforstakeholdersandend-users.
17. ReportoncommunicationactivitieswithTraditionalOwners.
18. SubmitallprojectcreateddatasetsandassociateddocumentationforpublicationintheeAtlas.SubmissionsmustmeeteAtlaspublicationstandards.Seehttp://eatlas.org.au/resources/nesp-submissions
30September
202047,400
TotalNESPFunding $237,216
ExpenditureSummary
ProjectBudget–FundingandPartnershipsContributingOrganisation Cash In-Kind TotalNESP 237,216 - 237,216GU 20,000 263,991 283,991Total $257,216 $263,991 $521,207
ProjectBudget–GriffithUniversityItem NESPCash OtherCash In-Kind TotalCostSalaries 237,216 10,000 246,491 493,707Operating(inc.equipment,travel&communications) - 10,000 - 10,000
AdministrationSupport - - 17,500 17,500Total $237,216 $20,000 $263,991 $521,207
DATA MANAGEMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY
Thisprojectbuildsontheexistingprojects(2.3.2and3.2.3)forwhichcomprehensivedatamanagementplanshavebeensubmittedtoNESP.Thefundamentalsoutlinedinthoseplansstillapply.
ProjectOutput DataManagementandAccessibility
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Data AlldataproducedduringthisprojectwillbesubmittedtoeAtlasandinsomecaseswillalsobemadeavailableonresearchers’websites.
SummaryReport ThereportwillbepublishedasNESPTWQproductandmadeavailableontheNESPwebsiteandGriffithInstituteforTourism’swebsite.
Papers(peerreviewed) Accordingwithpublishingpolicyofrelevantjournals,articleswillbemadeavailableontheNESPTWQHubwebsite.Allpeer-reviewedpublicationswillcontaintherawdataasasupplementwherepossible.
StakeholderUpdates(pdf) The outcomes from thisworkwill be directly communicated torelevantend-usersandstakeholdersthroughtheTWQhubannualconferenceaswellasthroughtheproductionofsummaryflyersemailed to stakeholders andpostedon theGriffith Institute forTourismwebsite.Inaddition,regularcontactwillbemadewithkeyend-usersontheproject outcomes, which will allow the research to bedisseminated to broader stakeholders and interest groups (e.g.through QTIC’s industry newsletter or other outlets such asCitizensoftheGreatBarrierReef).
Media Engagement with the broader public will be made throughtargetedmedia releases and throughwebsite and socialmediaupdates(throughtheNESPand/ortheTropWATERwebsite).TheNESP TWQHub (RRRC)will be continually informed of plannedcommunicationactivitiestoensurethattheresearchisdeliveredin a timely and accessible manner. At least one article in TheConversationisplannedandasummaryvideowillbeprepared.
LOCATION OF RESEARCH MostoftheresearchwilltakeplaceattheGoldCoastattheGriffithInstituteforTourismandBigDatalab.However,wearealsohopingtotaketheeye-trackingequipmenttoeitherTownsvilleorCairnstoundertakeexperimentalresearchwithrepresentativesoftheIndigenouscommunity.
PROJECT SPECIFIC RISKS Overall,therisksarelimitedasthisisanextensionofpreviousworkandtheproofofconceptformeasuringaestheticandexperiencevalueshasbeendelivered.Therearesomeriskstothisextension.
• LackofsupportbyIndigenouspeoplestoparticipateinthesurvey.Management:TheprojectteamwillworkcloselywithQTICtotapintotheirnetworkandexistingprogramsonsupportingindigenoustourismbusinesses.ThegroupwillalsoliaisewiththeIndigenousHeritageExpertGroup(IHEG)toexploreifandhowthemeasurementofaestheticvaluecouldbeofusetoTraditionalOwnersandtheactionsoftheReef2050planthatTOhaveastakein(seehttps://rrrc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AA_Mid-term-Review-Report_RRRC-Revised-Final_101018a.pdf)
• Samplebiasinsubjectsparticipatingintheeyetrackingexperiment(e.g.Indigenous,Chinese).Management:Sincetheeyetrackingpartoftheresearchisdesignedtocaptureadiversegroupofpeopletoestablishkeyattributesofaestheticvalue,a(statistical)biasislessproblematic,especiallysincefurtherdevelopmentofalgorithmswillbebasedonlargersamples(surveydata).However,toensurethatparticipantsintheeyetrackingarelesslikely
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toself-select(e.g.becausetheyhaveaspecialinterestintheReef),paymentforparticipationwillbeoffered.Thatway,evenparticipantswhohavenopreviousinvolvementwiththeReefmaybeattractedtoparticipate–providingpotentiallydifferent/newviewsonaestheticscomparedwithReefusergroups.However,italsohastobenotedthatoneschoolofthoughtconsidersthatthefundamentaldimensionsofaestheticvalueareuniversal,inwhichcasesamplebiasshouldnotmatteratall.However,totestthesubjectiveschoolofthought(i.e.wherepersonalattributesandculturalcontexttoinfluencehowpeopleperceivebeauty)weaimtorecruitanasdiversegroupaspossible.
• InsufficientinterestinReefusergroups(e.g.existingcitizenscienceprograms)toparticipatebyprovidingunderwaterimages.Management:Thisriskisalleviatedbyhavingaccesstoabasesupplyofimages,forexamplethroughFlickrandalsoGBRMPA’sEyeontheReefsystem.
PROJECT KEYWORDS Aestheticvalue;Experiencevalue;BigData;Socialmedia;Artificialintelligence
PROJECT CONTACTS Researchers and Staff
Name Organisation ProjectRole FTE
ProfSusanneBecken
GriffithUniversity Projectleaderandleadresearcher(inparticularoncoralrestorationintervention)
0.25increasingto0.30inyear2
ProfBelaStantic GriffithUniversity LeaderofBigDatacomponents(sentimentalgorithm,target-detection,visualisation,datastorageandmanagement,AIdevelopment)
0.20
ProfRodConnolly GriffithUniversity Marinescientistandleadresearchertoprovideadviceonmarinecontext
0.10reducingto0.05inyear2
A/ProfMichelleWhitford
GriffithUniversity IndigenoustourismexpertandleadinliaisingwithIndigenouscommunityandsupervisingeye-trackingexperiment
0.10
MsDungLe(Doctoralstudent)
GriffithUniversity Managingeye-trackingexperimentandassociatedlabresearch
0.25
(Year1)
TBDSRF GriffithUniversity LeadresearcheronArtificialIntelligencedevelopmentanddeeplearningforaestheticrating
0.70
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Name Organisation ProjectRole FTE
TBDRA(doctoralstudent)
GriffithUniversity Assistprojectleaderandresearchersindatapreparation,surveydevelopment,liaisonwithstakeholders(e.g.coralrestoration)andresearchpartners,helppreparecommunicationmaterial
0.50
MsEmilyChen(Doctoralstudent)
GriffithUniversity Managinghumanannotationofsocialmediapoststoimprovealgorithm
Scholarshiptop-up($10,000)
Data Management Theprojectleader,ProfSusanneBecken,willberesponsiblefordevelopingthedatamanagementplan;shewillrelyonconsiderablyinputfromProfBelaStantic,ProfessorofBigDataAnalytics.
Name Organisation Email Phone
SusanneBecken GriffithUniversity [email protected] 0438636697
Co-contributors
Name Organisation Contribution
DrNadineMarshall CSIRO Throughconsiderablealignmentandcoordinationofresearchactivityondevelopinganimplementablemethodformonitoringaestheticvalue.
Key PartnersandResearch End Users
KeyPartners(organisation/program)
Names Email
NaturalHeritageSection,HeritageBranch,HeritageReefandMarineDivision
SarahTitchenAnneFergussonRossScott
[email protected]@[email protected]
ResearchUsers(program/section/branch/organisation)
Names Email
DoEE–SciencePartnerships KylieKulper [email protected]
GRBMPA,InformationServices FionaMerida [email protected]
GBRMPA–RIMReP
RogerBeeden
FergusMolloy
GenaWilliams
QueenslandTourismIndustryCouncil DanielGschwind
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KeyPartners(organisation/program)
Names Email
DepartmentofEnvironmentandScience
EmmaWhittlesea
AustralianMarineParkTourismOperators
ColMcKenzie [email protected]
CitizensoftheGreatBarrierReef AndyRidley [email protected]
TourismandEventsQueensland-Partnerships
TheresaPhillips [email protected]