The BBC News describes a promising new application for data collection via mobile phones in the article, Mobile app sees science go global.
The EpiCollect software collates data from certain mobiles – on topics such as disease spread or the occurrence of rare species – in a web-based database.
The data is statistically analysed and plotted on [...]
I love the moment of showing someone a bird or animal through my binoculars…their first reaction is surprise and wonder at the detailed view of the animal. The second reaction is to pull the binoculars down and look at them…”What kind of binoculars are these?!”
The truth is, any decent binoculars will open the door [...]
There’s an incredible amount of citizen science being done by local groups, people who are involved in doing environmental research in their communities. I tend to not cover those groups much here; it feels, frankly, overwhelming…but I need to start, because the projects I usually post about here are really the tip of the iceberg.
One [...]
I work in the Maker Media Division of O’Reilly Media, and I did not work on this book. But I’m very proud to be a part of the organization that’s published Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer. I just looked at a copy of it here in the office, [...]
While at the conference, it’s become clear that a directory of cool web tools might be helpful. Here’s a number of free and low-cost tools available online that can be helpful for citizen science groups, especially for building community. Please add your own suggestions to the comments!
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