🏷️ About: Debris Tracker is an open data citizen science movement, powered by Morgan Stanley. Join us in creating a bigger picture of the plastic pollution crisis by using the app to report litter wherever you find it, from our oceans to your backyard.
Labeling every single piece of trash takes a lot of work. The GPS was not accurate when I looked at the map of where it said we had been. I love the idea and the motivation behind MarineDebrisTracker , but I won’t be using it again.
Shame on National Geographic for not improving this poorly produced app. Do you want to stand on the beach waiting over 5 minutes for MarineDebrisTracker to finish “fetching” and “loading” each time you want to use it? I was able to walk home after attempting to document some plastic trash and it has yet to open, hence this disparaging review. Sadly, deleting this nonfunctional app will be my next action.
Some days, MarineDebrisTracker opens within a few seconds, other days MarineDebrisTracker will keep saying “fetching data” forever and never open. I use MarineDebrisTracker for class assignments and the inconsistency it stressful.
Had been working fine for a while, but stopped adding up my submissions for the past 6 months. I’ve deleted & redownloaded and also logged out & relogged in. I’ve tried messaging the company via FB messenger & commenting on their FB post. No response.
Edit: my issue below was fixed after I reinstalled MarineDebrisTracker . It now seems to work without issue. Docking one star just for its inconsistent use of uploading, but otherwise MarineDebrisTracker I feel is great.
MarineDebrisTracker is easy to use, and everything is laid out nicely, but ultimately doesn’t work at the most important step, uploading your data. As soon as I try to upload my data, it tells me something went wrong and to cancel. I haven’t been able to upload any of the information I collected, making MarineDebrisTracker currently useless.
Marine Debris Tracker comes with a handful of bugs but when it works it’s perfect for everything my friends have been looking for!
I use MarineDebrisTracker with my family when we travel to the beach or the river. Easy to use, and my kids love seeing our data on the Debris Tracker map.
Who doesn't love a clean beach! MarineDebrisTracker is such a great idea and a MUST for anyone visiting the beach. Its very easy to navigate and its free! Keeping our oceans clean is a job we must do together, I give MarineDebrisTracker 5 stars.
I threw soap at my bathroom wall to see what would happen and I lost it Still don’t know where it is
Love using MarineDebrisTracker for tracking litter on beach clean ups or when collecting litter inland.
Marine Debris Tracker does not appear safe based on available data.
JustUseApp Safety Score for Marine Debris Tracker is 11.2/100.
This assessment is based on our NLP analysis of 1 user reviews.
Combined with the app store average rating of 5.0/5.
Marine Debris Tracker does not appear legitimate based on our analysis.
Our NLP models processed user feedback to estimate legitimacy. JustUseApp Legitimacy Score for Marine Debris Tracker is 11.2/100 .
This conclusion is based on analysis of 1 user reviews.
See our website for more information on how to get started or to download data: Debris Tracker is a joint effort of the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the Southeast Atlantic Marine Debris Initiative (SEA-MDI) out of the University of Georgia College of Engineering.
Together we can create a more comprehensive understanding of marine debris and plastic pollution by collecting and sharing data, generating scientific findings, informing policy, and inspiring upstream solutions.
Every day, dedicated educational, non-profit, and scientific organizations and passionate citizen scientists from all around the world use the Debris Tracker app to record GPS data on inland and marine debris.
To date, Debris Tracker users have contributed 2 million items to our open-data platform, hosted at the University of Georgia and accessible to researchers and curious citizens everywhere.
Debris Tracker is an open data citizen science movement, powered by Morgan Stanley.
