Citizen Science Presentation By: Hessah Alajmi , Supervised :Dr.Eiman kanjo
Aug 31, 2014
Citizen Science Presentation
By: Hessah Alajmi , Supervised :Dr.Eiman kanjo
Outline
Introduction The Idea of Citizen Science? What is a Citizen Science . Citizen Science activities. Definition of Citizen Science. History of Citizen Science. Citizen Science is a new technology. Quality and trust of Citizen Science data. Examples of Citizen Science. Conclusion
The Idea of Citizen Science?
The Idea of Citizen Science?
What is Citizen science? is scientific research conducted ,in whole or in part ,by amateur or nonprofessional scientists .
What is Citizen Science?
Citizen science is sometimes called
"public participation in scientific research".
Citizen Science activitiesExample activity
The Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count, which began in 1900
help gather data that will be analyzed by professional researchers
SETI Live, Galaxy Zoo, and other Zooniverse projects
can help analyze data that has been gathered by professional researchers
Earthwatch Institute. can volunteer at a research center or join a research expedition
NASA's International Space Apps Challenge
can compete in competition
include amateur radio, amateur astronomy, and Makeractivities.
can build and operate their own instruments to gather data for their own experiments or as part of a larger project
James Cameron's DeepSea
Challenger project and Citizens in Space
can travel to areas that are seldom visited by professional researchers
Definition of Citizen Science.
other definitions of the term "citizen science:"(2 )the engagement of nonscientists in true
decision-making about policy issues that have technical or scientific components; and
(3 )the engagement of research scientists in the democratic and policy process.
—Bruce V. Lewenstein
History of Citizen Science.
"Citizen science "is a fairly new term but an old practice.
Citizen Science is a new tecnologymobile phones and other consumer electronic devices with recording capabilities for easy data collection
Example: the San Francisco project, the WildLab , iNaturalist ,
and Project Noah iPhone apps for monitoring birds, marine wildlife, and other organisms, and the NASA meteor counter app.
Citizen Science is a new tecnologyInternet has also been a boon to citizen science.
Example: NASA's Stardust@home, Clickworkers, SETI Liv,
and variousZooniverse projects such as Galaxy Zoo, Foldit, and the Phylo video game[26]. National Geographic has an archeology project ,
: Field Expedition Mongolia
Quality and trust of Citizen Science data.To achieve data quality improvement in citizen sciencecontext, it is necessary to identify the criteria for high qualitydata. To do this, they employ a data quality measure cycle thatincludes:
1 .Identifying the data quality dimensions2 .Performing data quality measures
3 .Analyzing the results and identifying discrepancies4 .Implementing tools that provide necessary actions
toimprove the quality of data
Quality and trust of Citizen Science data.
Example of Citizen Science.
Urban Tree Phenology (UTP)
a project of Project BudBurst and the USDA Forest Servicecitizen science program that sought to educe the public, including the professionals and the amateurs among them, in collecting urban tree phenophase data. UTP participants monitored and reported the stages of phenological events, such as First Leaf and Leaf Fall, of twenty-four native and cultivated urban tree species.
Data collected will support the long-term research of ---- plant ecology,
---- climate change ,---- public health,
---- urban heat islands on tree physiology,---- and urban tree management.
Example of Citizen Science.
UTP, using the architectures of online learningdescription phase
has developed two instructional tutorials to assist data collection (Phase 1). The instructional tutorials were published online, in print and PowerPoint formats, at www.UrbanTreePhenology.com. By completing these tutorials, participants will gain the skills necessary to provide urban tree phenological data to national research databases via the Internet .
Phase 1
will test and review the instructional materials developed
Phase 2
the administrators of UTP will distribute promotional materials, to national research organizations, and to participants of the Project BudBurst national citizen science campaign.
Phase 3
2nd Example:
For Quality of the Data They Put This Information,,,
About eBirdeBird Quick Start Guide
Why should I eBird? What is My eBird?
?What data are appropriate How can I make my checklists more ?valuable I
mproving your eBird reporting skillsHow ?will scientists use your observations
eBird Tutorial Uploading your recordseBird Regional Portals
eBird Data QualityHotspotseBird Taxonomy
Conclusion
Citizen Science AND Distributed Systems
:References[1] :// . . / / _http en wikipedia org wiki Citizen science
[2]A Citizen Science Campaign Encouraging Urban Forest Professionals to Engage the Public in the Collection of Tree Phenological Data. By Karl C. Clarke.
[3]Enhancing the Quality and Trust of Citizen Science
DataAbdulmonem Alabri, Jane Hunter
[4] :// . . / - /http www scientificamerican com citizen science
[5] :// . . /2011/11/27/ - - - -http povesham wordpress com citizen science as participatory science
[6] :// . . / ? =- 0http www youtube com watch v OxO eOnntE[7] :// . / /http ebird org content ebird
Thank you All
Question/Answer Session,,,