Citizen science involves members of the public in scientific research projects to support data collection and analysis. It has a long history but new technologies now allow wider participation. Examples include tracking bird populations and urban tree phenology. Ensuring high quality, trusted data is important. Projects provide training and guidelines for volunteers. Citizen science data can contribute to research in fields like ecology, climate change and public health. It is a valuable approach when professional researchers cannot cover all locations or needs.

1. Citizen Science Presentation
By: Hessah Alajmi , Supervised :Dr.Eiman kanjo

2. Outline
Introduction
 The Idea of Citizen Science?
 What is a Citizen Science .
 Citizen Science activities.
 Definition of Citizen Science.
 History of Citizen Science.
 Citizen Science is a new technology.
 Quality and trust of Citizen Science data.
 Examples of Citizen Science.
 Conclusion

3. The Idea of Citizen Science?

4. The Idea of Citizen Science?
What is Citizen science ?
is scientific research conducted,
in whole or in part,
by amateur or
nonprofessional scientists.

5. What is Citizen Science?
Citizen science is sometimes
called
"public participation in
scientific research."

6. Citizen Science activities
activity Example
help gather data that will be analyzed by The Audubon
professional researchers Society's Christmas Bird Count,
which began in 1900
can help analyze data that has been SETI Live, Galaxy Zoo, and
gathered by professional researchers other Zooniverse projects
can volunteer at a research center or join a Earthwatch Institute.
research expedition
can compete in competition NASA's International Space
Apps Challenge
can build and operate their own instruments include amateur radio, amateur
to gather data for their own experiments or astronomy, and Makeractivities.
as part of a larger project
can travel to areas that are seldom visited
by professional researchers James Cameron's DeepSea
Challenger project and Citizens
in Space

7. Definition of Citizen Science.
other definitions of the term "citizen science":
(2) the engagement of nonscientists in true decision-
making about policy issues that have technical or
scientific components; and
(3) the engagement of research scientists in the
democratic and policy process.
—Bruce V. Lewenstein

8. History of Citizen Science.
"Citizen science"
is a fairly new term but an old practice.

9. Citizen Science is a new tecnology
mobile phones and other consumer
electronic devices with recording
capabilities for easy data collection
Example:
the San Francisco project, the WildLab , iNaturalist , and
Project Noah iPhone apps for monitoring birds, marine
wildlife, and other organisms, and the NASA meteor
counter app.

10. Citizen Science is a new tecnology
Internet has also been a boon
to citizen science.
Example:
NASA's Stardust@home, Clickworkers, SETI Liv, and
variousZooniverse projects such as Galaxy Zoo, Foldit,
and the Phylo video game[26]. National Geographic has
an archeology project, Field Expedition: Mongolia

11. Quality and trust of Citizen Science data.
To achieve data quality improvement in citizen science
context, it is necessary to identify the criteria for high
quality
data. To do this, they employ a data quality measure
cycle that
includes:
1. Identifying the data quality dimensions
2. Performing data quality measures
3. Analyzing the results and identifying discrepancies
4. Implementing tools that provide necessary actions
to
improve the quality of data

12. Quality and trust of Citizen Science data.

13. Example of Citizen Science.
Urban Tree Phenology (UTP)
a project of Project BudBurst and the USDA Forest Service
citizen science program that sought to educe the public, including the
professionals and the amateurs among them, in collecting urban tree
phenophase data. UTP participants monitored and reported the stages
of phenological events, such as First Leaf and Leaf Fall, of twenty-four
native and cultivated urban tree species.
Data collected will support the long-term research of
----plant ecology,
----climate change,
----public health,
----urban heat islands on tree physiology,
----and urban tree management.

14. Example of Citizen Science.
UTP, using the architectures of online learning
phase description
Phase 1 has developed two instructional tutorials to assist data
collection (Phase 1). The instructional tutorials were published
online, in print and PowerPoint formats, at
www.UrbanTreePhenology.com. By completing these tutorials,
participants will gain the skills necessary to provide urban tree
phenological data to national research databases via the
Internet.
Phase 2 will test and review the instructional materials developed
Phase 3 the administrators of UTP will distribute promotional
materials, to national research organizations, and to
participants of the Project BudBurst national citizen science
campaign.

15. 2nd Example :

16. For Quality of the Data They Put This
Information ,,,
About eBird 
eBird Quick Start Guide 
Why should I eBird? 
What is My eBird? 
What data are appropriate? 
How can I make my checklists more valuable?I 
mproving your eBird reporting skillsHow will scientists use your 
observations?
eBird Tutorial 
Uploading your records 
eBird Regional Portals 
eBird Data QualityHotspots 
eBird Taxonomy 

17. Conclusion
Citizen Science AND Distributed Systems

18. References
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science
[2]A Citizen Science Campaign Encouraging Urban Forest Professionals to Engage the
Public in the Collection of Tree Phenological Data .
By Karl C. Clarke.
[3]Enhancing the Quality and Trust of Citizen Science
Data
Abdulmonem Alabri, Jane Hunter
[4] http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/
[5] http://povesham.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/citizen-science-as-participatory-science
[6] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OxO0eOnntE
[7] http://ebird.org/content/ebird

19. Thank you All
Question/Answer
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