Time and position
Recording includes the time and an available GPS position. GPS requires permission and a usable position fix; missing data remains visibly missing.
OBSFERA / See the research in its landscapeFOR SYSTEMATIC NATURE RESEARCH
See the research in its landscape
Combine observation points, survey tracks and sectors with a map or aerial imagery. Bathymetry adds channels and tidal flats: Rijkswaterstaat for the Oosterschelde relative to NAP, EMODnet for Dutch waters relative to LAT; these are not current water depths and are not for navigation.
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See the research in its landscape
Combine observation points, survey tracks and sectors with a map or aerial imagery. Bathymetry adds channels and tidal flats: Rijkswaterstaat for the Oosterschelde relative to NAP, EMODnet for Dutch waters relative to LAT; these are not current water depths and are not for navigation.
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Delta-0110.10.2026 · Sector A · DEMO
Delta-0211.10.2026 · Sector B · DEMO
Delta-0312.10.2026 · Sector C · DEMO
Delta-0413.10.2026 · Sector A · DEMO
Delta-0615.10.2026 · Sector C · DEMOACTUAL OBSFERA INTERFACE · FICTIONAL RESEARCH DATAImage sources & provenance
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GPS / EXIF / METADATA01 02 03 04 05
Less retyping. More context for each observation.
Obsfera adds available system data and keeps it with your research. Automatic data depends on the device, files and your group configuration.
Sector and survey
The position determines the sector when it falls within a drawn sector boundary. New observations join the active survey; a manually selected sector is retained.
Image metadata
On upload, Obsfera reads available file metadata such as capture time, camera, lens and GPS. A photograph without this information cannot supply it.
Weather and tides
Once automatic system lists are linked, the server enriches survey and observation fields with available weather and tide data. Time and position are required; tides depend on available Dutch monitoring stations and manual corrections are preserved.
Source and interpretation
The source remains visible alongside added weather data. Modelled weather and astronomical tides provide context rather than replacing field measurements.
DEMOOBS / D-026-04
Phocoena phocoena
A data journey with context- Time and position
- 12.10.2026 · 10:24
- GPS
- 51.610° N / 3.900° E
- Sector
- A · DEMO
- Weather and tides
- 14.2 °C · 3 Bft
- EXIF
- 1/1600 s · f/5.6 · ISO 400
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