Give and Take in Citizen Science
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The document discusses the reciprocal relationship between citizen scientists and the data they collect regarding their environment. It outlines ways to engage citizen scientists through fun activities, competition, and recognition while also highlighting the importance of validating and classifying scientific data. Additionally, it emphasizes the educational benefits for citizen scientists, including gaining knowledge about science and their own personal growth.
Give and Take in Citizen Science
- 1. Give and Take in Citizen Science Take from citizen scientists Gathering information about their surrounding environment (e.g. urban POIs in http://bit.ly/urbanopoly) Ranking/filtering information based on “popularity” (e.g. cultural heritage in http://bit.ly/indomilando) Validation of scientific data (e.g. Land Cover Game at http://bit.ly/foss4game) Classification of images (e.g. ISS photos in https://www.nightknights.eu/) Give back to citizen scientists Fun (e.g. playing “pastime” games) Engagement (e.g. competition with leaderboard and prizes) Recognition (e.g. being part of a community, of something “bigger”) KNOWLEDGE, INSIGHTS, LEARNING About their surrounding environment About science and “grand challenges” About themselves (e.g. quantified self, awareness, self-consciousness) Irene Celino – irene.celino@cefriel.com – iricelino.org/publications – ninjariders.eu Human Computation, Gamification, Games with a Purpose, Serious Games, Data Analytics, …