1.0planet forward//www.getitdoneaz.comnational science foundation//www.getitdoneaz.com/author/nationalsciencefoundation/ rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6ehflbbogf"><a href="//www.getitdoneaz.com/story/tracking-invasive-plants-using-mobile-phones/">tracking invasive plants using mobile phones</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="//www.getitdoneaz.com/story/tracking-invasive-plants-using-mobile-phones/embed/#?secret=6ehflbbogf" width="600" height="338" title="“tracking invasive plants using mobile phones” — planet forward" data-secret="6ehflbbogf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![cdata[ */ /*! this file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.queryselector&&d.addeventlistener&&"undefined"!=typeof url&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveembedmessage||(d.wp.receiveembedmessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-za-z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.queryselectorall('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.queryselectorall('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new regexp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentwindow&&(s.removeattribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseint(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new url(s.getattribute("src")),n=new url(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeelement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addeventlistener("message",d.wp.receiveembedmessage,!1),l.addeventlistener("domcontentloaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.queryselectorall("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getattribute("data-secret"))||(t=math.random().tostring(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setattribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentwindow.postmessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> researchers have come up with an easy way for both park employees and visitors to contribute to conservation efforts–using their mobile phones. the “what’s invasive!” application for the android and iphone, developed by the nsf-funded center for embedded networked sensing (cens), along with the national park service santa monica national recreation area, allows volunteer citizen...