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MountainSnap

MountainSnap

Snap, share, understand: your photographs reveal how mountains change and expose hidden risks — from the Mercantour National Park to Mount Agung.

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10

Partners & supporters

  • Mercantour
  • LGP
  • FARA
  • CNRS
  • France 2030

MountainSnap, a citizen-science project at the heart of research on natural hazards and landscapes.

MountainSnap is a citizen-science project inspired by CoastSnap, designed to better understand how mountain environments evolve and how natural hazards develop over time.

On one hand, it scientifically documents landscape transformations through standardised observations collected directly by visitors. By photographing the same points at different moments, participants help build detailed time series that track erosion, sediment deposits, slope instability and seasonal variations.

On the other hand, MountainSnap raises awareness in the field by actively engaging hikers and local communities. By observing and documenting real environments, everyone develops a finer understanding of natural processes and the risks associated with them.

Mountain landscape captured from an observation point
  1. 1

    OBSERVE

    Explore mountain landscapes and deepen your understanding of geomorphological processes and natural hazards.

  2. 2

    SNAP

    Place your phone on the dedicated cradle to capture exactly the same framing on every visit.

  3. 3

    SHARE !

    Upload the photograph to the platform, contribute to the community and stay informed about how the landscape is changing.

STATIONS · MERCANTOUR NATIONAL PARK

Station No. 1

Passerelle du Terras · 1587 m

UPLOAD

Station No. 2

Boréon · 1510 m

UPLOAD

Station No. 3

Passerelle Saladin · 1670 m

UPLOAD

Station No. 4

Vallon Sangué · 1901 m

UPLOAD

Station No. 5

Madone de Fenestre

UPLOAD

EDUCATIONAL NOTES — OBSERVED PHENOMENON

International extension

Mount Agung — Bali

The programme will soon extend to the slopes of Mount Agung, an active volcano in Bali. New stations will be installed in collaboration with local communities to document volcanic hazards and landscape transformations.

STATIONS · MOUNT AGUNG, BALI

Publications

  • Minnema A. et al. (à paraître) — Photographie répétée et dynamique des paysages alpins.
  • Coulthard T. et al. — CoastSnap as a methodological reference for citizen sensing.
  • Mercantour Research Programme — Annual report (2026).

Contact

Anna Minnema — scientific coordinator

Anna.minnema@univ-paris1.fr

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne · Laboratoire de Géographie Physique