Open data and open source
Some things every nature project needs shouldn’t sit behind anyone’s login. We publish them as open data, sourced line by line and free to reuse with credit, and help build open-source tools for the field.
What we open up
naturefunding.org
A free directory of grants and funding for nature restoration and conservation. Every deadline, amount and eligibility rule quotes the funder’s own page, with the date we last checked it.
We built it and re-read most funder pages daily, the rest weekly or monthly. Funders can’t pay to be listed or ranked.
Open data, CC BY 4.0: JSON, CSV, Atom feed
Tree Allometrics
A library of tree allometric equations: the formulas that turn a tree’s diameter, and sometimes its height and wood density, into biomass, volume or height. Each one links to its source, quotes the equation as printed there and comes with a worked example.
We built it, and every week we check each source with a DOI for corrections and retractions.
Open data, CC BY 4.0: JSON, CSV
Mothbox
A low-cost, open-source insect monitor from Digital Naturalism Laboratories. It photographs night-flying insects so teams can tell what lives on their site from the pictures.
We designed and built Mothbot Classify with the Mothbox team: the app teams use to review and label the insects photographed each night.
Open source: hardware designs, code and AI models; Mothbot Classify is MIT
Why we do it
Shared ground
Where the money is and how much biomass a tree holds are questions every project asks. Answering them once, in the open, beats every team rebuilding the same spreadsheet.
Check us
In both datasets, every fact links to where it came from. If we got something wrong, you can see it, and tell us.
Tools for the field
Open hardware like Mothbox deserves software that makes the work on the ground easier, not harder.
Spotted a mistake or want to help? Write to bernat@restorationscope.com, or open an issue on Mothbot Classify.