The British Library has a project just started where the general public can record short soundscapes to be kept and archived for posterity. The pilot phase is happening right in the gorgeous city of Sheffield.
There was an article about it on BBC Radio 4’s World Tonight yesterday (listen via iPlayer from 39min42sec to 44mins) plus an article in the Sheffield Telegraph.
I spent my lunchtime recording some soundscapes in town, geo tagging and uploading them. By the time I got back to my desk they had already made it onto the British Library Sound Map.
Here’s my tweet about it. Follow the #uksm on Twitter.
Application of this concept has some great potential for education. It also shows what a multi-tool the smart phone has become.
So if you want to be a little part of history, get recording sounds to Audioboo. More details are on my previous blog post about Audioboo.
Squire Morley 