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Research & Data

Open data, for open science.

VANYA's research portal gives ecologists, conservation scientists and students direct access to verified biodiversity datasets, water quality records, and API endpoints — all sourced from Kumarakom's citizen science network.

24
Open Datasets
2,140
Verified Observations
6
API Endpoints
12
Partner Institutions
Biodiversity Updated weekly
Kumarakom Bird Species Checklist
Complete checklist of 126 bird species documented at Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, with seasonal occurrence data, conservation status (IUCN), and sighting frequency.
126 speciesCSV, JSON, Darwin CoreCC BY 4.0
Water Quality Real-time
Water Quality Time Series — 5 Zones
Continuous pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity and conductivity readings from five monitoring zones across Kumarakom. Updated every 15 minutes via automated sensors.
180,000+ data pointsCSV, ParquetCC BY 4.0
Species Sightings Citizen-sourced
Verified Sighting Records — Geo-tagged
Geo-referenced sighting records from citizen scientists and AI verification. Includes species, date-time, coordinates, photo evidence link and observer role.
2,140 sightingsGeoJSON, CSVCC BY 4.0
Conservation Reports Verified
Pollution & Threat Report Archive
Full archive of AI-verified pollution reports — invasive species sightings, waste dumps, illegal fishing, boardwalk damage — with severity, resolution status and response time.
512 reportsCSV, JSONCC BY 4.0
Satellite Seasonal
NDVI Vegetation Cover — Kumarakom
Seasonal Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) maps derived from Sentinel-2 imagery, showing vegetation health and water hyacinth spread over time.
8 quarterly rastersGeoTIFFCC BY 4.0
Wetland Health Composite index
Wetland Health Score — Historical
Monthly composite Wetland Health Score since pilot launch, combining water quality, biodiversity index, pollution incidents and community engagement metrics.
14 months of dataCSV, JSONCC BY 4.0
Developer Access

RESTful API, built for researchers.

All VANYA datasets are accessible via a documented REST API. Rate-limited for fair use, with API keys issued on request.

GET
/api/v1/species
List all documented species with optional filters for category, habitat, conservation status and season.
GET /api/v1/species?category=bird&season=winter
GET
/api/v1/species/:id
Retrieve full species profile including descriptions, ecological role, sighting history and media links.
GET /api/v1/species/ardea-purpurea
GET
/api/v1/sightings
Query verified sighting records with date range, species, zone and observer filters. Returns GeoJSON.
GET /api/v1/sightings?from=2026-01-01&zone=A
GET
/api/v1/water-quality
Retrieve water quality readings by zone, parameter and time range. Supports aggregation (hourly, daily, weekly).
GET /api/v1/water-quality?zone=B&param=ph&interval=daily
POST
/api/v1/sightings
Submit a new sighting record (requires authentication). Includes species ID, coordinates, photo and observer notes.
POST /api/v1/sightings { species, lat, lng, photo }
GET
/api/v1/health-score
Retrieve the composite Wetland Health Score with component breakdowns for water, biodiversity, pollution and community.
GET /api/v1/health-score?monthly=true
Research Partners

Institutions using VANYA data.

Academic and conservation organisations actively contributing to or drawing from the VANYA dataset.

KSB
Kerala State Biodiversity Board
Governing partner
KU
Kerala University — Dept. of Ecology
Academic research
WW
World Wildlife Fund — India
Conservation advisory
NC
NCSC — Wetland Programme
Data validation
ZSI
Zoological Survey of India
Species verification
IIS
IISc — Computational Ecology Lab
AI model development
Get Involved

Use VANYA data to advance wetland conservation science.

Request an API key, propose a collaboration, or contribute your own research findings back to the platform.

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