Citizen Science: an update · 2020. 1. 19. · Gaia Resources, PO Box 428 Leederville, 6903, Western Australia. 2016 Citizen science “the involvement of the public in scientific

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Citizen Science:an update

Alex R. Chapman & Tracey Cousens

Gaia Resources, PO Box 428Leederville, 6903, Western Australia

2016

Citizen science“ the involvement of the public in scientific research

– whether community-driven or global investigations ”

“ the collection and analysis of data by members of the public,typically as part of a collaborative project with scientists ”

“ research collaborations between scientists and volunteersto expand opportunities for scientific data collection and to provide access to that information to the community ”

Types of involvement:• Contribution of time

• Contribution of data

• Reciprocal sharing of data

• Active collaboration

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2016Communicate to Inspire Conference March 2016

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Log books

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Web sites

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Mobile apps

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MyWeedWatcherreporting weeds in Western Australia

• The community can identify, survey and report weed infestations

• Includes over 200 weeds with images and descriptions

• works outside mobile/WiFi range

• Easy to use weed identification

• Simple photo reporting tool with GPS location & map to pinpoint weed location and area infested

• View mapped reports online

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MyWeedWatcherhttps://www.agric.wa.gov.au/myweedwatcher/reports/

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Photomonenvironmental photo-monitoring

• An effective way to document environmental change over time

• Historical info to aid decision-making by resource managers

• Improves the quality of data collected by environmental photo-monitoring programs

• Overlayed transparent reference photos for consistent 'Field of View'

• Automatic labelling of monitoring photos

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Photomonhttp://www.nacc.com.au/photomon/

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Coastal Walkaboutfor the engaged coastal citizen

• Supports local communities to gather scientific observations within coastal & estuarine environments

• An open-access initiative integrating structured and unstructured survey data

• Record observations for 57 species of marine mammal, reptile, fish and sea-bird

• Upload records and images toa server for ID validation andscientific analysis

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Record a Sighting

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Coastal Walkabout

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Coastal Walkabouthttp://citizensciencehub.gaiaresources.com.au/wordpress/projects/coastal-walkabout/

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The Marri Appmonitoring Marri decline

• Monitoring, research & preservation of marri trees declining in health due to 'marri canker'

• Fact sheets guide symptom identification process

• Help identify and record the disease symptoms

• Data help scientists to understand the decline process and find treatments

• Assists scientists in designing future treatment trials

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The Marri App

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Practical session:

MyWeedWatcher:

Tamrika Lanoiselet+

Hagen & Will

Photomon:

Jen Mitchell+

Bradman & Alexis

Coastal Walkabout:

Tracey Cousens+

Celeste & Alex

The Marri App:

Alex Chapman+

Ben & Emma

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