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WHAT IS CITIZEN SCIENCE?. FLAVOR 1: Perform a task with already collected data (example: Planet Hunters). FLAVOR 2: Citizen Naturalist Approaches (e.g. citizen’s collect data from the environment for use in science). Naturalist citizen science approaches are not new.
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FLAVOR 1: Perform a task with already collected data (example: Planet Hunters)
FLAVOR 2: Citizen Naturalist Approaches (e.g. citizen’s collect data from the environment for use in science)
Some Naturalist Citizen Science Endeavors Have Explicit Sampling Methods and Protocols
Volunteer networks for camera trapping along Appalachian Trail
OLD WEATHER TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT - CLIMATE LOG DATA MECHANICAL TURK: Date: 15 chars 2) Positional information: 10 chars (lat/long) 3) Weather: 120 chars (20 * 6 observations). Total Cost: 145 * 0.015 = $2.175/record * 2 for double keying = $4.35 350,000 logs pages * $4.35 = 1.5 million TOTAL COST OF CIT. SCI OLD WEATHER: $120,000 funding total
OLD WEATHER – TRANSCRIBING SHIP’S LOGS FROM WW1 to recreate climate in the past
Field Notes: • A mix of structured and unstructured content • Contains essential information not in specimen records • Content unique to field notebooks and nowhere else • Field notes enables new research (e.g. Grinnell Resurvey) • Citizen science approaches for extracting data from fieldnotes
SERENGETI LIVE: Identify photos of animals from camera traps
CITIZEN SCIENCE WORKS AT SCALE • (understanding biodiversity change may well require such massive effort)
CITIZEN SCIENCE HAS INTANGIBLE BENEFITS • (Engagement in science process, value of collective effort, volunteerism for things that matter)