Conversational assistant
An intelligent interface for coastal data retrieval. Answers on ecosystems and local knowledge, built for WhatsApp and web.
Infrastructure for coastal data. A roadmap for
technical evolution. Stories from the frontline.
An intelligent interface built on RAG architecture. This prototype draws exclusively from curated databases of coastal science and local knowledge, citing sources for every claim. Fully functional on WhatsApp and web, with pilot programs currently in development alongside coastal partners.
Evolving from an open Q&A assistant into
a community-controlled data system.
An intelligent interface for coastal data retrieval. Answers on ecosystems and local knowledge, built for WhatsApp and web.
Evolving into a two-way data exchange. Communities can submit field observations with explicit consent, accessible offline via SMS.
Communities hold the keys. Data is shared strictly on their terms. Funders receive transparent, agreed-upon reporting.
scales
the information.
anchors
the meaning.
Roots and Algorithms documents grassroots knowledge at its source. Filmed by local filmmakers across Brazil, with special episodes from Kenya and beyond, it follows community voices as their knowledge meets science and technology.
