Field Notes Journal is a personal data-publishing project that turns long-term observations into structured reports, charts, and datasets.
This repository contains:
- the source for the website
- the scripts used to generate reports
- selected generated outputs and datasets
The site is published via GitHub Pages at:
The reports on the site are derived from several long-running observation projects:
Long-term natural history observations, including:
- Wildlife sightings
- Species richness summaries
- Annual heatmaps
- Abundance and trend reports
Analysis of aircraft detected via ADS-B data, including:
- Traffic summaries
- Altitude and movement analysis
- Observation records
Observational microscopy using a historic optical microscope, documenting specimens through written observations and photomicrography.
Environmental monitoring using a Raspberry Pi–based weather station recording local atmospheric conditions.
Reports across the site include:
- Charts and visual summaries
- Trend analysis
- Downloadable datasets
- Structured observation reports
All visualisations are generated directly from the underlying datasets.
The tools used to collect, organise, and analyse these records are available as open source and can be adapted for similar projects.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| ADS-B BaseStation Reader | ADS-B tracking tool for live aircraft monitoring |
| Flight Recorder | Capture and analysis of aircraft observations |
| Nature Recorder | Logging wildlife sightings and building long-term records |
| Plate Library | Catalogue of photomicrographic plates and investigations |
| Raspberry Pi Weather Station | Environmental monitoring system for local weather data |
| Spectrogram Viewer | Command-line tool for analysing bat recordings and call structure |
Field Notes Journal is built around long-term observation and the steady accumulation of records.
The aim is not simply to record observations, but to organise them into structured datasets that allow patterns and trends to emerge over time.
- Code in this repository is licensed under the MIT License
- External tools are licensed according to their respective repositories
- Content (text, images, datasets) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
See LICENSE and LICENSE-CONTENT.md for details.