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User priorities for hydrological monitoring infrastructures supporting research and innovation
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Alejandro Dussaillant
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
Gemma Coxon
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, United Kingdom
Simon De Stercke
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
Gareth H. Old
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
Matthew Fry
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
Jonathan G. Evans
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
Wouter Buytaert
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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We investigated what users want from the next-generation of hydrological monitoring systems to better support science and innovation. Through literature review and interviews with UK experts, we found that beyond providing high-quality data, users particularly value additional support for collecting their own data, sharing it with others, and building collaborations with other data users. Designing systems with these needs in mind can greatly boost long-term engagement, data coverage and impact.
We investigated what users want from the next-generation of hydrological monitoring systems to...
