scholarly journals Citizen science finds spring could come a month early to the United States

Eos ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 94 (15) ◽  
pp. 148-148
Author(s):  
Colin Schultz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
The United States

scholarly journals Citizen Science and Libraries: Waltzing towards a collaboration

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 328-336
Author(s):  
Tiberius Ignat ◽  
Darlene Cavalier ◽  
Caroline Nickerson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Present Context

The authors of this paper present context and case studies to illuminate several current policies, recommendations, and practices from the United States and Europe in support of libraries seeking to engage with citizen science, with the goal of encouraging librarians in Europe to leverage existing citizen science resources and take inspiration from successful international examples to make their libraries hubs for citizen science.

More Than Just Networking for Citizen Science

2017 ◽  
pp. 24-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Göbel ◽  
Jessica L. Cappadonna ◽  
Gregory J. Newman ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Katrin Vohland
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Science Activity ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Plans

Citizen science activity is growing rapidly around the world and diversifies into new disciplines with recent advances in technology. This expansion is accompanied by the formation of associations and networks dedicated to citizen science practitioners, which aim at supporting citizen science as a research approach. This chapter examines how four such organizations in the United States, Europe, Australia, and China have begun to take shape, and are working with citizen science communities and stakeholders in respective regions and globally. Challenges and future plans of these groups are also discussed. This chapter identifies three core roles of citizen science practitioner organization: 1) establishing communities of practitioners, 2) building expertise through sharing of existing and developing new knowledge, and 3) representing community interests. By focusing on this hitherto neglected phenomenon, the authors aim to stimulate further research, discussion and critical reflection on these central agents in the emerging citizen science landscape.

scholarly journals Citizen Science Provides an Efficient Method for Broad-Scale Tick-Borne Pathogen Surveillance of Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis across the United States

mSphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Tanner Porter ◽  
Julie Wachara ◽  
Zachary A. Barrand ◽  
Nathan C. Nieto ◽  
Daniel J. Salkeld
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Efficient Method ◽  
Ixodes Scapularis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Ixodes Pacificus ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogens ◽  
Broad Scale

In the 21st century, zoonotic pathogens continue to emerge, while previously discovered pathogens continue to have changes within their distribution and prevalence. Monitoring these pathogens is resource intensive, requiring both field and laboratory support; thus, data sets are often limited within their spatial and temporal extents.

scholarly journals Using citizen science to describe the prevalence and distribution of tick bite and exposure to tick-borne diseases in the United States

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. e0199644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan C. Nieto ◽  
W. Tanner Porter ◽  
Julie C. Wachara ◽  
Thomas J. Lowrey ◽  
Luke Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tick Bite

scholarly journals Eclipse across America: Citizen Science Observations of the 21 August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 2363-2385 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Brant Dodson ◽  
Marilé Colón Robles ◽  
Jessica E. Taylor ◽  
Cayley C. DeFontes ◽  
Kristen L. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Total Solar Eclipse ◽  
Global Learning ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Temperature Depression ◽  
Meteorological Effects

AbstractOn 21 August 2017, North America witnessed a total solar eclipse, with the path of totality passing across the United States from coast to coast. The major public interest in the event inspired the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Observer to organize a citizen science observing campaign to record the meteorological effects of the eclipse. Participants at 17 585 observing sites collected 68 620 temperature observations and 15 978 cloud observations. With 7194 sites positioned in the path of totality, participants provide a nearly unbroken record of the cloud and temperature effects of the eclipse across the contiguous United States. The collection of both temperature and cloud observations provides an opportunity to quantify the cloud–temperature relationship. The unique character of citizen science, which provides data from a large number of observations with limited quality control, requires a method that leverages the large number of observations. By grouping observing sites along the path of totality by 1° longitude bins, the errors from individual sites are averaged out and the meteorological effects of the eclipse can be determined robustly. The data reveal a distinct relationship between prevailing cloud cover and the eclipse-induced temperature depression, in which overcast conditions reduces the temperature depression by about one-half of the value from clear conditions. A comparison of the GLOBE results with mesonet data allows a test of the robustness of the citizen science results. The results also show the great benefit that research using citizen science data receives from increased numbers of participants and observations.

More Than Just Networking for Citizen Science

Crowdsourcing ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 606-631
Author(s):  
Claudia Göbel ◽  
Jessica L. Cappadonna ◽  
Gregory J. Newman ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Katrin Vohland
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Science Activity ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Plans

Citizen science activity is growing rapidly around the world and diversifies into new disciplines with recent advances in technology. This expansion is accompanied by the formation of associations and networks dedicated to citizen science practitioners, which aim at supporting citizen science as a research approach. This chapter examines how four such organizations in the United States, Europe, Australia, and China have begun to take shape, and are working with citizen science communities and stakeholders in respective regions and globally. Challenges and future plans of these groups are also discussed. This chapter identifies three core roles of citizen science practitioner organization: 1) establishing communities of practitioners, 2) building expertise through sharing of existing and developing new knowledge, and 3) representing community interests. By focusing on this hitherto neglected phenomenon, the authors aim to stimulate further research, discussion and critical reflection on these central agents in the emerging citizen science landscape.

The Ins & Outs of Developing a Field-Based Science Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 320-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine E. Matthews ◽  
Lacey D. Huffling ◽  
Aerin Benavides
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Science Project ◽  
Science Projects

We describe a field-based lizard project we did with high school students as a part of our summer Herpetological Research Experiences. We describe data collection on lizards captured, identified, and marked as a part of our mark–recapture study. We also describe other lizard projects that are ongoing in the United States and provide resources for teachers to help them start their own field-based science projects. Our work with lizards focuses on fieldwork but also includes classroom components with captive-bred and wild-captured animals. Information on organizations that focus on lizards is provided, including several citizen science opportunities.

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