COBWEB Project Status
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Presented by Chris Higgins, COBWEB project manager, at the Dyfi Biosphere Partnership Annual meeting, 15 May 2013, Machynlleth, Wales.
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COBWEB Project Status
- 1. COBWEB Project Status Dyfi Biosphere Reserve Annual Meeting, 15th May, 2013 Chris Higgins Project Coordinator chris.higgins@ed.ac.uk http://cobwebproject.eu/
- 2. Citizen Observatory Web โข 4 year research project โข Crowdsourced environmental data to aid decision making โข Introduce quality measures and reduce uncertainty โข Combine crowdsourced data with existing sources of data
- 3. Crowdsourcing & citizen science โข Data collection conducted by amateurs โข The involvement of volunteers in science http://www.ceh.ac.uk/products/publications/documents/CitizenScienceReview.pdf
- 5. What are we going to build? โข A number of demonstrator mobile phone applications โ Exactly what, deliberately left open and subject to discussion with stakeholders โข 3 subject areas: 1. Earth observation 2. Biological monitoring 3. Flooding
- 6. Design approach โข Top down โ Work underway from the technical team โข Bottom up โ Collecting user requirements โข How citizen science can benefit the area โข What citizen science can deliver โ Local engagement by;
- 7. Benefits of COBWEB to the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve โข Brings resources into the area โข Raises the profile of the Dyfi area โข COBWEB - establish area as a centre of expertise in: โ Crowdsourcing and Citizen science โ Use of such data for better environmental governance
- 8. What would we like from you? โข Help us understand volunteer motivations โข Talk to us, help us get a measure of the level of awareness of the possibilities, the kinds of projects we might enable, etc. http://cobwebproject.eu/ info@cobwebproject.eu
Editor's Notes
- Month 6 of 48 This is a research project and debate within consortium about whether we will produce production strength outputs or not Concept of citizen science very relevant here
- Two units within Welsh Gov involved: Scientific Evidence and Assessment Branch (Aberystwyth) dealing with policy Geography & Technology, Knowledge Services (Cardiff) dealing with data
- Most progress to date in 2.
- User requirements work led primarily by ENVSYS and Ecodyfi
- Ingredients include: Enthusiastic individuals Dyfi Biosphere Partnership The infrastructure provided by the MAB Wales Institute Sustainable Education/CAT A cooperative Government in a country small enough for the key individuals to know each other Local university Citizen science defn (UKEOF) โvolunteer collection of biodiversity and environmental data which contributes to expanding our knowledge of the natural environment, including biological monitoring and the collection or interpretation of environmental observationsโ .
- Contributory projects โ designed by professional scientists; members of the public primarily contribute data. Collaborative projects - designed by professional scientists; members of the public contribute data and inform the way in which the questions are addressed, analyze data and disseminate findings. Co-created projects - designed by professional scientists and members of the public working together and for which some of the volunteer participants are involved in most or all steps of the scientific process.