Collection of Algae pictures - sea sample campain - Liguria 2020-2021

The present dataset is the output of the project Euro Trans Bio @lgawarning (ETB-2017-028).

@lgawarning amied to develop a web platform to collect all the water sample information obtained, i.e. algal cell type, number and toxicity potential, in order to rapidly observe Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) distribution and risk.

The project consisted of the design and development of a portable integrated hardware/software system for in situ monitoring of algal cells consisting of a glass plankton counting chamber, a portable microscpe to be used with a smartphone (DIPLE) and a specific mobile application for the acquisition and management of images. This system allow to view and photograph, in real time and in situ, individual microalgae and discriminating them from other non-hazardous organisms or organic matter (e.g. pollens). Images are automatically tracked on a dedicated web platform for data collection and analysis.

The system was then adopted for mass use in the citizen-science activity of NAUTILOS project (European Union’s Horizon 2020 101000825)

本数据集为Euro Trans Bio @lgawarning（ETB-2017-028）项目的产出成果。
该项目旨在开发一款网络平台，用以归集所有采集到的水样信息，包括藻类细胞种类、数量及潜在毒性，以实现对有害藻华（Harmful Algal Bloom，HABs）的分布及风险的快速监测。
本项目设计并开发了一套用于藻类细胞原位监测的便携式集成软硬件系统，该系统由玻璃浮游生物计数池、可配合智能手机使用的便携式显微镜（DIPLE），以及一款用于图像采集与管理的专用移动应用程序组成。该系统可实现原位实时观测并拍摄单个微藻，并将其与其他非有害生物或有机质（如花粉）区分开来。采集到的图像会自动上传至专用网络平台，用于数据收集与分析。
随后，该系统被推广应用于NAUTILOS项目（欧盟地平线2020计划 编号101000825）的公民科学活动中，实现大规模部署使用。