Abstract:A core tenet of citizen science is mutual benefit to the professional researcher and the citizen scientist. While the impacts on the citizen scientist are often implicitly assumed to be positive, this is infrequently studied directly. Here, we evaluate the impacts of the Power to the People remote mapping citizen science project on volunteers to explore best practices for positive impact. We analyze beta feedback collected before project launch, discussion board posts made during the project, an end-of-project… Show more
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