projectsandinitiatives("citizencyberscience"). •-OpportunitiesformassiveparticipationpresentedbyICTtools (socialmediaplatforms,smartphones,on-linegaming)andother emergingtechnologies,providinggeneralaccesstoscience. •-ThecollaborativepowerofICTnetworkscanhelpcreatea ...
We start by presenting a short definition of citizen science and the perceived benefits of such approaches to the production of scientific knowledge. We then clarify the difference between today's citizen science projects and their ancestors in the field sciences by highlighting technological and ...
However, the act of giving something back to the community has to be embraced by academic scientists who engage in citizen science projects. We are not so far away from getting rid of everything that stands in the way of a collaborative production of useful knowledge. It takes some ...
In citizen science projects, for example, this technique is ideal to cover wide areas involving large number of participants. Passive samplers being used in this paper also have two limitations. First limitation is that passive samplers are categorised as an “indicative” monitoring technique, ...
Citizen science evolved through multiple disciplinary manifestations into a new field of study and a participatory method of enquiry. While most citizen science projects take place within problem-focused natural sciences, social sciences and humanities help understanding the human dimension and open a broa...
Online Citizen Science and the Widening of Academia This book examines the increasing popularity of online citizen science projects arising from developments in ICT and rapid improvements in data storage and generation. As these new technologies allow for much higher levels of participati... Curtis,...
This paper develops essential theoretical frameworks, example models, and a general definition of complexity measur... F Masatoshi - 《Entropy》 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 Automated data verification in a large-scale citizen science project: A case study Although citizen science projects can engage a...
We argue that with this expanded definition of data quality, citizen science can be a viable method for enhancing the quality of infrastructure monitoring data, and ultimately the credibility of risk analysis and decision﹕upport models that use these data. The article concludes with a set of ...
“citizen participatory” science policy discourses in Japan. Recognizing the contested nature of citizenship in Japan and in the nuclear arena, the article considers how terms and definitions shape the participation of citizens and other stakeholders (local communities, public authorities, regulators, ...
Citizen Science projects of the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (CTPR) are aim to engage citizens in nature so they can become stewards of ecosystems. Although, the conventional model for citizen science is a participant attending trai... S Faríadávila,Y Govender,LA Rodríguez 被引量: 0...