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'''Digital Tools for Citizen Science''' is a github curated list of awesome software and other resources to enable those who want to use scientific tools to empower communities and/or practice various forms of non-institutional science. https://github.com/dylanrees/citizen-science | '''Citizen science''' refers to the involvement, participation and engagement of citizens in local or online (global) scientific work relevant to the citizens' interests, usually as a hobby, often as a passion. | ||
Citizen science can include such activities as: | |||
*Reviewing photographs or data online and spotting patterns, anomalies, things of interest etc. | |||
*Taking field samples in local areas such as water from creeks/rivers, monitoring air quality | |||
*Taking not of and listing species spotted, to help scientists assess decline or increase in species in certain areas; for example, see [[Big Garden Birdwatch]] as one example of such an activity | |||
*Going through old scientific records and finding relevant data from the past and/or digitizing data for future use | |||
*Taking measurements, keeping specific records, noting changes, etc. related to the local environment | |||
*Sharing scientific information with other citizens in layperson's terms to spread understanding and engagement | |||
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== Resources == | |||
*'''Digital Tools for Citizen Science''' is a github curated list of awesome software and other resources to enable those who want to use scientific tools to empower communities and/or practice various forms of non-institutional science. https://github.com/dylanrees/citizen-science. | |||
*'''Learning through citizen science: Enhancing opportunities by design''', The National Academies Press at https://www.nap.edu/download/25183 | |||
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Revision as of 00:03, 3 January 2019
Citizen science refers to the involvement, participation and engagement of citizens in local or online (global) scientific work relevant to the citizens' interests, usually as a hobby, often as a passion.
Citizen science can include such activities as:
- Reviewing photographs or data online and spotting patterns, anomalies, things of interest etc.
- Taking field samples in local areas such as water from creeks/rivers, monitoring air quality
- Taking not of and listing species spotted, to help scientists assess decline or increase in species in certain areas; for example, see Big Garden Birdwatch as one example of such an activity
- Going through old scientific records and finding relevant data from the past and/or digitizing data for future use
- Taking measurements, keeping specific records, noting changes, etc. related to the local environment
- Sharing scientific information with other citizens in layperson's terms to spread understanding and engagement
Resources
- Digital Tools for Citizen Science is a github curated list of awesome software and other resources to enable those who want to use scientific tools to empower communities and/or practice various forms of non-institutional science. https://github.com/dylanrees/citizen-science.
- Learning through citizen science: Enhancing opportunities by design, The National Academies Press at https://www.nap.edu/download/25183