Situ8 web portal user guide - The Open Science Laboratory
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3. Biology Education Ermironment Leisure Emironment Leisure Environment Leisure Biology Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright Copyright Privacy Pubic Public Get started Help amp FAQs Terms of use About Situ Latest news Contact us w OpenScience List view of My Situ8 Page 7 Edit my profile You can edit your profile including name profile picture email address and password by clicking on the Edit my profile button shown at the top of the screen just under your username Edit my MOs You can edit delete or download your MOs from this section of the website too The easiest way to do this is in list view To download MOs put a tick in the boxes in the left hand column for those you want to download and then click on Download selected items shown at the bottom left of the table If a box is not present then that MO is not available for download this can be amended by editing the MO To edit or delete a MO click on its title whilst still in list view and amend each field accordingly Remember to save any changes you make 5 FAQs and help 5 1 General FAQs 5 1 1 What is Situ8 Situ8 is a tool to let you annotate physical places with digital information In simple terms this means you can associate different media types text image video audio and data with a particular outdoor location You can use it when you re out a
4. EA A A EAE EASE 7 Acknowledgments The Situ8 web portal was funded jointly by The Wolfson Foundation and The Open University s OpenScience Laboratory The Open University Comments questions offers of help Contact us situ8 open ac uk Page 2 1 Overview Experience your world Situ what Situ8 can be used for many activities from science field trips to holiday memories if your media needs a place and a date then store it on Situs Learn more about Situ8 gt lt gt Explore See how others are using Situ8 to capture stories about their world Be inspired and think how YOU could use Situ to collect your own place based media Explore Situ8 gt Create Ready to give it a try To start adding media you ll need to log in either create a Situ8 account or sign in with an existing Google or other OpenID account Sign in gt About Situ8 Get started Latest news Help amp FAQs Contact us Terms of use The Open University a OpenScience Situ8 home screen Explore If you don t know where to start or what to do first we suggest browsing the publicly available MOs to see the sorts of things people have uploaded You can filter MOs by date author subject and tag You don t have to use Situ8 for uploading you can just use Situ8 to see what others have created If you just want to browse Situ8 you don t need to register or sign in Create If you feel inspired to creat
5. from My Situ8 You can view them ona map or as a table by clicking on the appropriate tab File Edit Yiew History peers Tools Help Liz FG s Profile Stu x SITU Home gt Liz FG s Profile Experience your 7 Liz FG s Profile Edit your profile Map of your MOs Here you can see just your MOs To view ALL MOs go to Explore Situ8 List of your MOs Wa united Rangey h Isle of Man Southport Aberystwyth Tile Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help b gt Liz FG s Profile Stu8 x SITU Home gt Liz FG s Profile world Newcastle Kingdom Durham eae Stockton on Tees y ai Blackpoots Preston Bradtord 9 pal Huddersfield Botton al x ah Leiggster Experience your J Liz FG s Profile Edit your profile Map of your MOs Here you can see just your MOs To view ALL MOs go to Explore Situ8 Title GEES data Video test Rhododendron and bee Pegeon Download selected items gt List of your MOs Date 5 July 2013 14 39 25 June 2013 19 10 25 June 2013 19 06 25 June 2013 17 56 25 June 2013 16 33 25 June 2013 16 25 oe Hull Grimsby jottingham King s Lynna Peterborough gt Cambridge Norwich Orel Lowestoft gd J4 Beccles Map Satellite Map otia SecBaes CE BKG M2000 Googie Temyot pes Map view of My Situ8 world Subject Biology Eraronment Biology Leisure
6. on Explore Situ8 from the menu bar at the top You can view MOs either in a list table or as pins on a map 5 2 2 How do I view a MO that I m interested in Explore Situ8 shows all publicly available MOs with the most recent at the top Each MO displays a title author date time the type of media format it s in text image audio video and subject tags To view a MO simply click on it You will then be able to read the text view the image play the video listen to the audio or view the data If the author has allowed it you may be able to download this information too Page 9 5 2 3 Can filter all MOs to show only the ones that I m most interested in Yes you can search filter by date authors subject or tag You can also choose how many MOs to display at a time 5 3 Creating MOs 5 3 1 How do I create and upload a MO Click on Create new MO from the menu bar at the top of the page You will need to be logged in in order to create a MO 5 3 2 How can view my created MOS Click on My Situ8 to display a list or map of your MOs 5 3 3 How do I delete or edit my MOs Click on My Situ8 to display a list or map of your MOs Click on whichever MO you would like to edit or delete 5 3 4 Do need to be in the actual location in order to upload media about it No you are able to select a point on the map through a web interface showing which location you want the media to be associated wit
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8. Situ8 web portal user guide v1 0 July 2013 O The Open University Page 1 Welcome to Situ8 Situ8 is a tool to let you annotate physical places with digital information In simple terms this means you can associate different media types text image video audio and data with a particular outdoor location You can use it when you re out and about to get location specific information about what is near you although you can also use it when you are in a fixed location Situ8 lets you both browse view and create media whilst you are mobile i e on the fly through your web browser on your mobile device Using Situs The Situ8 web portal works on all modern web browsers An earlier prototype app designed for Android phones is a separate system and is not integrated with the Situ8 web portal You need to have Internet access available for Situ8 to work e g WiFi or 3G although with future iterations we hope to remove this dependency so that Situ8 can be used when you have no Internet coverage This user guide is designed to take you through the process of browsing and creating MOs media objects in Situ8 In this user guide POVE ON soiree E actenies sarees esate eae once aes donee EEE qlosee E E 2 D IOI OO WSS SUS E EEEE E EAE EAE 3 3 Create pl ad content To SILUR catego cainnsearciea sawn rate unoeenacanaecsteusasencteene de aai 4 ee IVI E U e EE E E E A A E E E E sans A 6 SRE O E A EA E E E A AT E
9. e your own MO you ll need to register sign in first You can sign in with an existing account e g Google Yahoo or register a new Situ8 account Decide what sort of MO you want to create text image video audio data and make sure you have the content ready to capture or upload N B only mobile devices smartphones and tablets can be used for live media capture otherwise you will need the media already saved in a local file Decide where on the map to situate your MO and also a few details like who can look at it and what tags subjects to use and you re ready to go Learn more For further help and to learn more about Situ8 read the rest of this guide or refer to the Help and FAQ section at the end of this guide or on the Situ8 website Page 3 2 Explore browse Situ8 Explore situs Situs Mozilla Firefo File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help amp Explore Situ8 Situ8 ae A i a oe SITU Experience your world a al N NAS ER ae ee rinadon sy Sauk SOY oe Sy en A Ue lt Explore Situ8 Home gt Explore Situ8 gt Map view Explore Situ8 Switch to list view Filter Filter by subject Archaeology A 7 Latvia North Sea i PAX e iS Map Satellite Architecture nited Denmark 9 Copenhagen Lithuania N Pa gt grodom Y ESA Mi A Arts Classics Hamburg T nius ionns YE 3 R ay Biology Ireland n Berlin X Belarus eo
10. h You can also edit the location of the MOs you have already created 5 3 5 Are my MOs public or private You can decide if you want your MOs to be public or private In future versions of Situ8 we hope to have additional options for group sharing and semi public sharing of content 5 3 6 What do the settings mean when I m creating or editing a MO There are several settings you can specify that apply to each MO The default settings are public copyrighted and not downloadable The settings options are e Privacy Public or Private Public means your MO are visible to everyone They will appear in the list and map of MOs on the Situ8 website to anyone that views it Private means only you can view these MOs in either list view or map view and you will need to be logged in to see them e Copyright Copyright or Creative Commons Copyright means the media data you upload is your own This allows you the creator to make this clear to others who view your Media Object Creative Commons indicates that you allow a CC BY Attribution Creative Commons licence to apply to your MO This license lets others distribute remix tweak and build upon your work even commercially as long as they credit you for the original creation If you prefer to use another type of CC licence see http creativecommons org licenses for details please specify this in the Short description field in each individual MO itself e Allow others to download Ye
11. m Allow others to Yes download ON Required fields Submit your MO About Situ8 Get started Latest news Help amp FAQs Contact us Terms of use a OpenScience The Open University Creating anew MO If you are uploading an image video or audio then an Add media button will be shown On mobile devices i e smartphones and tablet computers you will then be prompted to choose where to select the media from including the device s camera or microphone allowing you to capture these sorts of media there and then On laptops and static computers desktop PCs you will be asked to select media from an existing file You will also need to select what category categories your MO falls under you can choose more than one if you like The tags field is for you to add your own labels For settings choose who can see your MOs public vs private what copyright should be applied and whether other people are allowed to download your MO If your MO is public everyone can see it including people who are not logged in If your MO is private only you can see it although you need to be logged in to view it Page 6 If you change your mind you can always revisit this screen and edit your MOs by clicking on My Situ8 and selecting the MO you want to edit You can also delete MOs from My Situ8 4 My Situs Viewing my MOs All your MOs whether private or public can be viewed
12. nd about to get location specific information about what is near you although you can also use it when you are in a fixed location Situ8 lets you both browse view and create media whilst you are mobile i e on the fly using a web browser on your mobile device tablet smartphone etc 5 1 2 What are MOs MOs are Media Objects that users upload to Situ8 sometimes referred to as a MO Each MO contains one type of media text image video audio or data and represents whatever content you want to capture or display in relation to a specific location or place A MO can be a photo of something interesting some recorded audio or video some text or some scientific data it s up to you A MO can be factual data e g sensor reading such as pH or light level or it could be more personal maybe a memory of times gone by It could be a photo of the biggest fish you ever caught or a beautiful flower you ve never seen before a poem or song a video of your best bike stunt to show your friends back home a conversation with an old friend or your experiences on holiday Whatever you want to capture that will mark out a particular location to make you associate something special about it and maybe reflect back on it in the future 5 1 3 How do I use Situ8 The most up to date and fully functioning version of Situ8 is accessed through your web browser You can log in with your Google or Yahoo account or other OpenID provider 5 1 4 Is it an
13. nt to create and upload any Media Objects you will need to log in 5 1 8 Where in the world can I use Situ8 In theory anywhere where you can use Google Maps and have Internet access But do be careful of roaming Internet charges WiFi or 3G if you are not using Situ8 in your home country as these can be quite expensive 5 1 9 Can use it for field work Absolutely yes If you are a teacher or lecturer you could leave location based media at particular places being used for a field trip such as instructions tasks for your students Likewise the students could upload media from specific points on the map and could even compile a class report from these MOs If you are a field worker e g surveyor or field scientist you can use Situ8 to upload data collected in the field You can upload as many MOs as you like from each location enabling you to collect a combination of media that is all geotagged with the location in which it is collected 5 1 10 Can use Situ8 through a mobile app rather than using the web interface Currently no Situ8 was initially developed as an Android app but it had limited functionality no editing or deleting MOs no user accounts all content was public no map visualisations etc In the future we hope to redevelop this app to reflect the functionality of the web interface and also extend the app to other platforms such as iOS and Blackberry 5 2 Browsing MOs 5 2 1 How do I browse existing MOs Click
14. og in using an existing account e g Google Yahoo etc E sion in Situ8 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help 6 gt Sign in Situ8 gt SITU Experience your world Sign in Home gt Signin Sign in Username Password Sign in Register an account Forgotten your password Or sign in using your OpenID account OpenID URL Please click your account provider Google YaHoo AOL my peniD dopro Fe fee A Oognans OpenID is a service that allows you to log on to many different websites using a single identity Find out how to get an Open ID enabled account and more about OpenlD About Situ8 Get started Latest news Help amp FAQs j oeae SAREA Contact us Terms of use The Open University e OpenScience Sign in screen for Situ8 Page 5 Once logged in click on Create new MO in the top navigation bar to upload your content Select what type of MO you want to upload see screenshot below and then fill in the appropriate fields shown on the screen Ca P E Create a new MO Situ8 Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Create a new MO Situ8 x Qe 1 on gt SITU Experience your world Pra Explore Situ Create new MO are Create a new MO Home gt Create a new MO Text Title tle Date amp Time 44 7 2013 13 59 amp
15. s or No If you select yes this means you are happy for other Situ8 users to download your MO for their own usage providing they abide by the copyright option you selected If you select no then no one apart from you can download the MO This is independent of the privacy setting you can make something publicly viewable but not necessarily downloadable Page 10 5 4 Troubleshooting 5 4 1 I ve gotten lost in the Situ8 interface or it doesn t seem to be working Try using the top navigation bar or click on the main Situ8 logo at the top left hand side of the page to go back to the start page Check your internet connection in working OK And if all else fails try turning your device off and on again 5 4 2 I m having problems logging in If you can t remember the password for your Google or Yahoo account we can t help you you need to sort this out through those providers directly If you need your password for your Situ8 amp account you can request a new password by clicking on the Forgotten your password link on the sign in page 5 4 3 Anything else Please contact us if you have any other problems
16. ything like mScape mScape or MediaScape was a very popular program made and released for free by Hewlett Packard Labs that could deliver location based media through a PDA Personal Digital Assistant It was used for location based games and other place based experiences It stopped being supported from 31 March 2010 Situ8 has many similarities with mScape it can deliver location based media but unlike mScape it can also allow the user to create location based media too dynamically whilst in location Page 8 5 1 5 How does Situ8 find out my location Situ8 uses a number of different technologies to work out your location If your browser allows Situ8 to use your location it usually gets this from your IP address or internet provider If you are using 3G it can work out your location from WiFi triangulation Situ8 can also use Global Positioning System GPS positioning if your mobile device has a GPS sensor in it 5 1 6 Do need internet access to use Situ8 Currently yes although we hope to make offline caching storage of MOs and asynchronous upload available in future versions You can always use a mobile device to capture media e g using your camera note taking app voice recorder etc if you are offline and then upload it through the Situ8 web portal when you have Internet access 5 1 7 Do need to create an account to use Situ8 No you can browse all public MOs as a guest by clicking on Explore Situ If you wa
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