How RiverKin works

Turn a five-minute riverside visit into research-grade data — and keep your streams seen.

  1. Step 1

    Notice

    Open the map and find the stream that most needs a look today — ranked by how long it has gone unseen, recent rain, and open flags.

  2. Step 2

    Understand

    Each site shows its real OneAquaHealth ecology (macroinvertebrates, diatoms, fish) and One Health risk — a plain-language picture of the water.

  3. Step 3

    Act

    Walk to the bank, answer a few simple questions, take 1–5 photos. Five minutes, no lab. The AI reads the scene and asks — you decide what you see.

  4. Step 4

    Verify

    Other people confirm your check in 20-second cards. Three agreements make it community-verified — people reach consensus, not an algorithm.

  5. Step 5

    It counts

    Your verified check becomes standardized FHIR health data — the same format cities, scientists and biodiversity teams already use.

Stay safe. Always photograph from the bank — never enter the water. If you see a pipe or sewage, flag it; it goes straight to an expert.

The AI reads your photos and writes questions — it never fills in an answer. AI asks, humans decide.

Guides

Read a river like a scientist — no lab required.