EAGER - GLOBE (NSF16-031): Collaborative Research: Leveraging GLOBE student and citizen science data on the Flyover Country mobile platform for place-based, data-driven education

该项目将重点发展公民科学家和学生在地球科学移动应用程序Flyover Country （FC）中收集的GLOBE数据的公开和可视化能力。这个用于移动设备的应用程序显示从公共数据库绘制的地球数据和地质图，并在移动设备上缓存这些信息以供离线使用。然后，用户可以在飞行、公路旅行或徒步旅行中访问丰富的精选地球科学内容。除了将GLOBE数据与其他数据一起呈现之外，该项目还将为FC开发相关的可视化和交互功能。这些功能包括“任务”或“行动呼吁”，如果用户驾驶的FC路径与GLOBE数据代表性不足的区域相交，则用户收集GLOBE观测；一个时间滑块，用于可视化数据点值随时间的变化（例如，过去20年的GLOBE数据收集）；以及一个应用程序编程接口，以改进对GLOBE数据的访问。这些功能不仅对GLOBE用户用例非常有用，而且对FC的所有用户和GLOBE数据的潜在用户/分析人员也非常有用。FC的GLOBE数据也将受益于正在制定的新的地图可视化战略。预计FC的10万用户可以访问GLOBE的数据。此外，还有可能开发新的练习，用于电脑可能有限，但移动设备可能更触手可及的教室。调查人员将评估fc与globe在社区大学课堂上的使用情况，并对其他群体使用相同的评估，包括进行研究的不同本科生，K-12科学营地的美洲原住民学生，以及参加大学和野外营地的学生。结果将在一个或多个出版物中共享。通过将FC作为一种研究应用的初步发展，将GLOBE方案推广到学术研究界，将提高人们对该方案的认识，使其成为开展有意义的、影响更广泛的活动的非常理想的合作伙伴。

This project will focus on developing the capacity to expose and visualize GLOBE data collected by citizen scientists and students in the geoscience mobile app Flyover Country (FC). This application for mobile devices displays Earth data and geologic maps drawn from public databases, and caches this information on the mobile device for offline use. The user can then access a wealth of curated geoscience content while in flight, on a road trip, or on a hike. In addition to presenting GLOBE data alongside with other data, the project will develop associated visualization and interactivity functions for FC. These functions include a "mission" or "call to action" for the user to collect GLOBE observations if his or her driving FC path intersects a region that is underrepresented with respect to GLOBE data; a time slider to visualize changes in data point values over time (i.e., the past 20 years of GLOBE data collection); and an application programming interface to improve access to GLOBE data. These functions will be of great utility not only to the GLOBE user cases, but also to all users of FC and potential users/analysts of GLOBE data. GLOBE data in FC will also benefit from novel cartographic visualization strategies being developed.It is expected that GLOBE data will accessible to the 100,000 users of FC. In addition, there is the possibility of developing new exercises for use in classrooms where computers may be limited, but access to mobile devices may be more within reach. The investigators will assess the use of FC-with-GLOBE in the classes at a community college, and use the same assessments with other groups, including diverse undergraduate students conducting research, Native American students in K-12 science camps, and students in attending universities and field camps. The results will be shared in one or more publications. The promotion of the GLOBE Program to the academic research community, through the incipient development of FC as a research application, will raise awareness of the program as a highly desirable partner for developing meaningful broader impacts activities.