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Coastal Walkabout 1.2.1

2.7 MB / 5+ Downloads / Rating 4.5 - 4 reviews


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Coastal Walkabout, developed and published by Gaia Resources, has released its latest version, 1.2.1, on 2014-03-04. This app falls under the Education category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 500 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.5, based on 4 reviews.

Coastal Walkabout APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 2.2+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.gaiaresources.bdrsmobile.coastalwalkabout

Updated: 11 years ago

Developer Name: Gaia Resources

Category: Education

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Coastal Walkabout on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.5
Total 4 reviews

Previous Versions

Coastal Walkabout 1.2.1
2014-03-04 / 2.7 MB / Android 2.2+

About this app

Coastal Walkabout is an open access, dynamic, citizen science initiative which utilises smart phone technology and social media to engage and motivate local communities, industry, NGOs and researchers to gather scientific observations within the coastal, estuarine and near-shore environments.

Coastal Walkabout is an easy-to-use smartphone app designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities to get out into their coastal environments and record observations of the fauna living there.

The app automatically takes note of the time and location (GPS) of wildlife sightings before uploading that data in real time to the Coastal Walkabout website (www.coastalwalkabout.org). Via the website, the data is freely accessible to the general public, researchers, NGOs, industry and local organisations all over the world.

The Coastal Walkabout app can be adapted for specific projects for community, industry, NGOs, government and researchers; collectively contributing to a massive open access database.

The Coastal Walkabout initiative consisting of:
- Smart phone app for iPhone and Android
- The Coastal Walkabout website
- A Biological Data Recording system
- Social Media platforms

Coastal Walkabout strives to provide community, industry and researchers with easily accessible tools and data to contribute to the monitoring and management of their environment.

The philosophy behind Coastal Walkabout was conceived through collaborative discussions between Marine Ventures Foundation (USA), Duke University (USA) and Murdoch University. This app was developed by Gaia Resources with input from Duke University, Marine Ventures Foundation and Murdoch University. The development of the app was made possible through funding from Murdoch University. We thank Lotterywest for funding to develop the business case for the Coastal Walkabout Citizen Science project.

Available for iPhone, iPod touch, iOS version 6.1 or higher, and also in an Android version from the Google Play store.

New features

Version 1.2.1
Fixed a crash on the review track screen if you don't have google play services installed
Version 1.2.0
Added social media integration
Fixed a bug where the recording screen would sometimes crash
Version 1.0.1
Register user screen now requires entry in all fields.
Login user screen now requires entry in all fields.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read from external storage.