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Into the Night - Technology for citizen science
The document outlines the role of technology in environmental citizen science projects, highlighting both front-end tools like apps and sensors and back-end resources such as databases and project management systems. It discusses various platforms for recruitment and communication, including social media and mailing lists, as well as the importance of data quality management and volunteer support. Additionally, it emphasizes the significance of user interface design and the flexibility of technology in gathering and analyzing citizen-generated data.
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- 1. Technology in Environmental CitizenScience projects Muki Haklay Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) research group, UCL @mhaklay
- 2. Outline • Technology rolewithin citizen science projects • Sensors, apps, web – front end technologies • Databases, volunteer management, project management – back end • Platforms for communication – social media, blogs • Project management
- 3. Citizen Science overview CitizenScience Long running Citizen Science Ecology & biodiversity Meteorology Marine Citizen Cyberscience Volunteer computing Volunteer thinking Passive Sensing Community Science Participatory sensing DIY Science Civic Science Haklay, M., 2013, Citizen Science and Volunteered Geographic Information – overview and typology of participation in Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge
- 4. • Reaching outto potential participants • Providing a structure to data collection processes • Supporting crowdsourcing and micro- tasking (both data collection & analysis) • Managing data & ensuring data quality • Communication and support for volunteers • Project management Technology in citizen science
- 5. WHAT THE PARTICIPANTS SEE& USE Technologies for citizen science
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- 10. NoiseWatch • Developed byMicrosoft in collaboration with the European Environment Agency in 2011 • Provide a simple form of recording level of sound and indicating what was recorded
- 11. Sensing comparison • Knowninstrument • Pros – Known performance & calibration – Limited functionality in devices • Cons – Specialised recording – Costs – Learning how to operate • Smartphone • Pros – Available, people are familiar with it – Storage, communication • Cons – Variability in performance – Operating systems, versions, specific devices
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- 13. • Can workon different devices: laptops, different types of phones • Limited access to device sensors Apps: web
- 14. Web app: volunteerthinking • Different platforms provide variable functionality
- 15. Apps: mobile • Requiredspecific development for each phone operating system type (Android, iOS, Windows) in addition to web app • Interface design and user experience issues can be significant
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- 18. Recruitment Personal goals Locationcontext alerts
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- 21. MANAGING INFORMATION & PARTICIPATION Technologiesfor citizen science
- 22. -Mapping for Change: UCL’sfirst Social Enterprise -Usability Incorporation for Simplified Interface/ Structure -New Technologies: Leaflet, Angular, HTML5 MfC Community Maps
- 23. -Open Source Web API:User Management, Storage and Translation -Highly Extensible -New Technologies: Django, HTML5, PostGIS GeoKey –community mapping infrastructure
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- 25. ArcGIS Online andSurvey123
- 26. Open Data Kit(ODK) • Free and open-source set of tools • Build data collection forms • Collect data on a mobile device • Aggregate the collected data Michalis Vitos, ExCiteS https://opendatakit.org/
- 27. - Sapelli: Pictograms and DecisionTrees -Open Source Android App -Designed to work with non literate and illiterate participants Sapelli
- 28. Platforms for CitizenScience
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- 31. • Technical abilitiesand development time – platforms offer different level of flexibility to change • Evaluate platforms through pilot studies (end-to-end) • Costs – paying for a commercial or academic platforms, or costs of development and maintenance Platforms
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- 34. • Mailing newsletters– Mailchimp • Blog – Wordpress.com, Medium.com • Events – meetup.com, Eventbrite.com • Social Media – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram… Platform for communication
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- 36. • Identify platformsfor project management – Basecamp, Trello, Slack • Code & data management – BitBucket, GitHub • Document sharing: DropBox, Google Drive • Integration and procedures Project management
- 38. • Based onthe systems and principles that we’ve covered, sketch the basic information system and technologies that can be used for citizen science project on light pollution • Discuss the front-end, back-end and communication aspects Your turn!