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citizen science - a brief introduction
Citizen science has gained recognition and evolved over the past decade due to societal changes and technological advancements, offering various modes of participation across disciplines. Activities range from ecological and meteorological observations to community-based projects, engaging the public in data collection and analysis while enhancing scientific literacy. The document highlights the balance between scientific goals and participant engagement, showcasing both historical precedents and new participation methodologies.
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citizen science - a brief introduction
- 1. Citizen Science – abrief introduction Muki Haklay, Extreme Citizen Science group Department of Geography, UCL Twitter: @mhaklay / @ucl_excites
- 2. • Background tocitizen science • Overview of citizen science activities today across aspects – Modes of participation; Relationships between scientists and the public; Disciplines; and Cultures • Aspects of citizen science – data quality, engaging participants. Synopsis
- 3. • In thepast decade, the awareness to citizen science has grown rapidly Citizen Science today
- 4. • Levels ofeducation (esp. rise in higher education) • Technological developments (Web, mobile phones, broadband) Underlying trends >200 million R Nial Bradshaw
- 5. Haklay, Mazumdar &Wardlaw, 2018, Citizen Science for Observing and Understanding the Earth, Earth Observation, Open Science, and Innovation Citizen Science Long running Citizen Science Ecology & biodiversity Meteorology Archaeology Citizen Cyberscience Volunteer computing Volunteer thinking Passive Sensing Community Science Participatory sensing DIY Science Civic Science
- 6. Citizen Science Long running CitizenScience Ecology & biodiversity Meteorology Archaeology Citizen Cyberscience Volunteer computing Volunteer thinking Passive Sensing Community Science Participatory sensing DIY Science Civic Science
- 7. Biodiversity • Innovations inwhat and where information can be capture: Sauvages de ma rue helps identify the distribution of wild plants in dense urban areas.
- 8. • Community Collaborative Rain,Hail & Snow Network Rebecca Jacobson
- 9. © Audubon Cal. JenniferJewett / USFWS © WMO–No. 919 Meteorology • Volunteers continued to contribute observations • Met Office WOW approaching 15 million • Volunteers also use automatic weather stations
- 10. Citizen Science Long running CitizenScience Ecology & biodiversity Meteorology Archaeology Citizen Cyberscience Volunteer computing Volunteer thinking Passive Sensing Community Science Participatory sensing DIY Science Civic Science
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- 13. • In passivesensing, participants download a software, and sometimes connect a sensor, to allow for a wide network of observation. • Quake-Catcher provide detailed seismographic observations Passive Sensing
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- 15. Citizen Science Long running CitizenScience Ecology & biodiversity Meteorology Archaeology Citizen Cyberscience Volunteer computing Volunteer thinking Passive Sensing Community Science Participatory sensing DIY Science Civic Science
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- 17. DIY Science Imane Baiz,CRI Paris
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- 19. More information athttp://publiclaboratory.org DIY/Civic Science
- 20. • In theshared document, let’s see what experience we share: Have you ever participated in a citizen science activity? These might have involved making ecological observations, weather observations, volunteer computing (SETI@Home). Write all those that you’ve experienced or please tell us if you have no experience. Task 2
- 21. Haklay. 2013. CitizenScience and volunteered geographic information: Overview and typology of participation, Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge
- 22. Citizen Scienc e Awareness to environmental or scientific issue Producing scientific outputs Achieving temporaland geographical coverage Achieving inclusiveness Increasing scientific literacy Accessing resources Creating enjoyable & engaging experiences Citizen Science project goals • Each citizen science project is a balancing act between the scientific goals, scale and depth of engagement, benefits to different stakeholders (scientists, participants, project funders)
- 23. 64M UK population 14Mview Blue Planet II 520,000 in RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 6,500 BTO Garden Birdwatch 65 active in BioHacking & DIY Science 74,000 regular Zooniverse participants UK Engagement Escalator This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 709443 2.1m visitors to Natural History Museum
- 24. Everyone Passive consumption ofscience Opportunistic or highly limited participation Data collection and analysis High engagement in DIY science Joining volunteer computing or thinking 7 Levels of Engagement Active consumption of science This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 709443
- 25. Summary • Citizen sciencehas historical precedents, but new types of activities and participants. This is the result of societal and technical trends. • Citizen science includes a wide range of activities, and if gaining recognition among the public and within the area of research • Not everyone want deep engagement, but there are methodology for a fully participatory process