A reusable &amp; reconfigurable Citizen Observatory platform

Zaman, Jesse; Kambona, Kennedy; Meuter, Wolfgang De

doi:10.1016/j.future.2020.07.028

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“…Hence, the proposed solution remains relevant to reduce project redundancy by fostering collaboration with existing proven projects and adapting them to the specific area and topic of interest. The technical variant of the solution could be a reusable and reconfigurable platform for deploying and monitoring collaborative participatory sensing projects (David Izquierdo-Gómez 2022;Moustard et al 2021;Zaman et al 2021). The open-source software variant, even if it reduces the costs of the project, does not eliminate for now the previously mentioned drawbacks (Anshori et al 2022;Fraisl et al 2022).…”

Section: Systemizing Citizen Science Contributions To Open Sciencementioning

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The role of citizen science mobile apps in facilitating a contemporary digital agora

Hognogi,

Meltzer,

Alexandrescu

et al. 2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The advancements in digital technologies, especially for mobile apps, enabled simplified data collection methods. Consequently, through Citizen Science, numerous opportunities arose for citizens to become contributors and not just beneficiaries of scientific research. Furthermore, through such engagement, citizens can participate in decision-making processes at different spatial scales, getting closer to the civic aspiration of a digital agora. This paper offers a systematic review of 303 studies on such initiatives to outline the potential of mobile apps in Citizen Science. Based distinctly on their specificities and the needs they address, three content categories were highlighted: a) monitoring tools, b) validation of techniques and methods to improve mobile technologies for Citizen Science, and c) participatory approaches of citizens employing mobile apps. The review also showed a susceptibility of several domains of activity towards Citizen Science, such as monitoring biodiversity and reconnecting people with nature, environmental risk monitoring or improving well-being. The findings highlight future research potential in addressing topics such as new technologies to increase Citizen Science performance and its contributions to Open Science, as well as diversification and enhancement of citizen scientists’ contributions.

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Section: Systemizing Citizen Science Contributions To Open Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

The role of citizen science mobile apps in facilitating a contemporary digital agora

Hognogi,

Meltzer,

Alexandrescu

et al. 2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…In some contexts, the vast majority of available data are from CS sources (Groom et al, 2017;Poisson et al, 2020). This is equally true of software, with CS projects developing a wide variety of software programs which are of value not only to professional scientists, but also to lay people without the technical or scientific knowledge to develop tools of their own (Cooper et al, 2018;Zaman et al, 2021).…”

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“…Careful consideration is required throughout the research process, to design and consider how volunteer-generated data are to be gathered, evaluated and integrated within the scientific workflow (McKinley et al, 2017). Interoperability and integration concerns also heavily impact CS data and software, particularly for non-expert users (Simonis, 2018;Zaman et al, 2021).…”

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An analysis of pollution Citizen Science projects from the perspective of Data Science and Open Science

Roman

Reeves

González

et al. 2021

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PurposeCitizen Science – public participation in scientific projects – is becoming a global practice engaging volunteer participants, often non-scientists, with scientific research. Citizen Science is facing major challenges, such as quality and consistency, to reap open the full potential of its outputs and outcomes, including data, software and results. In this context, the principles put forth by Data Science and Open Science domains are essential for alleviating these challenges, which have been addressed at length in these domains. The purpose of this study is to explore the extent to which Citizen Science initiatives capitalise on Data Science and Open Science principles.Design/methodology/approachThe authors analysed 48 Citizen Science projects related to pollution and its effects. They compared each project against a set of Data Science and Open Science indicators, exploring how each project defines, collects, analyses and exploits data to present results and contribute to knowledge.FindingsThe results indicate several shortcomings with respect to commonly accepted Data Science principles, including lack of a clear definition of research problems and limited description of data management and analysis processes, and Open Science principles, including lack of the necessary contextual information for reusing project outcomes.Originality/valueIn the light of this analysis, the authors provide a set of guidelines and recommendations for better adoption of Data Science and Open Science principles in Citizen Science projects, and introduce a software tool to support this adoption, with a focus on preparation of data management plans in Citizen Science projects.

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Easing Construction of Smart Agriculture Applications Using Low Code Development Tools

Oteyo

Pupo

Zaman

et al. 2023

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

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A reusable & reconfigurable Citizen Observatory platform

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

The role of citizen science mobile apps in facilitating a contemporary digital agora

The role of citizen science mobile apps in facilitating a contemporary digital agora

An analysis of pollution Citizen Science projects from the perspective of Data Science and Open Science

Easing Construction of Smart Agriculture Applications Using Low Code Development Tools

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