General surveillance case study overviews

The case studies explored during Phase 2 of this project are listed below, including links to presentations that were prepared by the case study staff.

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Scroll further down to find an infographic for each case study based on some of the project team’s key findings.

Weed Spotters Network Queensland infographic

This infographic is a visual glimpse of the Making General Surveillance work project’s findings. This graphic is the first page of the infographic. It depicts the Weed Spotters Network Queensland as an example of citizen science. It shows the development of the network in a timeline from 2004 to 2019, what the purpose of the network is and its funding as a partnership by Biosecurity Queensland and the Queensland Herbarium.


This infographic is a visual glimpse of the Making General Surveillance work project’s findings. This graphic is the second page of the infographic. It depicts the data flow process of the Weed Spotters Network Queensland. It shows the process from the weed spotter to through to identification and then listing. It also provides an example of the benefits of how weed spotting works, using the example of Karoo thorn found in a Queensland backyard, which was identified as a weed and then destroyed.

Weed Spotters Network Victoria infographic


New Zealand General Surveillance Program – Plant health infographic


Fishwatch South Australia – Biosecurity infographic


 

State Wide Array Surveillance Program (SWASP) infographic


 

MyPestGuide Pantry Blitz infographic


 

Northern Australia Biosecurity Surveillance Network (NABSnet) infographic


SA Rural Practitioner Enhanced Disease Surveillance Program


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