EAGER: Exploring a Taxonomy for Citizen Science Tools Database

1645382土地为了帮助促进公民科学项目，需要清点公民科学项目中使用的技术，以及尚未开发的可为未来公民科学工作提供机会的现有技术。公民科学从业者还需要一个易于理解的参考/资源指南来评估可用的技术。考虑的技术类型包括独立传感器、相机和全球定位系统等智能手机中可用的仪器、数字成像设备、测试条、标准设备的非传统用途以及数字和模拟测量工具。该项目将通过提高公民科学的频率和效力，为提高未来公民科学研究和非正式科学学习的能力奠定基础。这项研究的主要研究问题是：更多地了解和更好地获得公民科学工具如何帮助研究人员满足需求并培养对公民科学家的兴趣？该项目的研究目标是探索和了解公民科学工具的哪些质量和特点可以帮助支持高质量的数据收集，同时更容易获得数据。其目的是扩大对公民科学工具目前可用的、可行的、成本效益高的、可获得的和有用的工具的了解，并说明公民科学工具数据库可如何在公民科学界采用。PIS将利用本网站社区内1600多个公民科学项目库，邀请项目负责人、研究人员和公民科学家帮助评估公民科学工具配套数据库中哪些标准是有用和可取的。SciStarter是亚利桑那州立大学的一个研究分支机构，并得到美国国家科学基金会的支持，以：1)通过实施地理信息系统支持参与者参与一个或多个公民科学项目，以便参与者能够找到与当地相关的机会；2)提高参与者参与多个项目并跟踪他们的项目、参与情况和对科学的贡献的能力；3)为参与者创建一个在线的个人仪表板，供他们跟踪、共享和保存数据，记录对项目的兴趣，创建个人资料，并找到他们感兴趣的人和项目。该数据库可以作为参考指南，帮助制造商、开发者、制造商、研究人员和资助者了解公民科学工具的现状，以避免重复和找出差距。工具类型的性质(成本、复杂性、支持和其他类别)将通过迭代的实际操作设计流程进行测试和评估，该流程将为多个利益相关者提供反馈机会。该项目将增加更多人参与项目的可能性，因为它使发现公民科学项目和获得参与这些项目所需的工具变得更容易。这一迭代过程将通过帮助参与者对工具进行评级和审查，并跟踪他们在SciStarter参与中对工具的使用，从而产生对那些参与公民科学的人的主人翁意识。

1645382LandeTo help facilitate citizen science projects, an inventory of technologies used in citizen science projects is needed, as well as available technologies that have not yet been tapped which could provide opportunities for future citizen science efforts. Citizen science practitioners also need an easily understood reference/resource guide to evaluate available technologies. The types of technologies considered include standalone sensors, instrumentation available in smartphones such as cameras and global positioning systems, digital imaging devices, test strips, unconventional uses of standard devices, and digital and analog measurement tools. This project will build a foundation for increasing the capacity for future research into citizen science and informal science learning by increasing the frequency and efficacy of citizen science. The main research question of this study is: how might greater awareness of, and better access to, citizen science tools help researchers meet the needs and grow interests in citizen scientists? The research objective of this project is to explore and understand what qualities and characteristics of tools for citizen science can help support high-quality data collection balanced with greater accessibility. The aim is to expand understanding of what citizen science tools are currently available, feasible, cost-effective, accessible and useful and to illustrate how a citizen science tools database may be adopted within the citizen science community. The PIs will use the repository of 1600+ citizen science projects within the SciStarter community to invite project leaders, researchers, and citizen scientists to help evaluate what criteria could be useful and desirable in a companion database for citizen science tools. SciStarter is a research affiliate of Arizona State University and receives support from the NSF to: 1) support participant engagement in one or multiple citizen science projects through GIS implementation so participants can find opportunities near them with local relevance; 2) increase the ability for participants to engage in multiple projects and track their projects, participation, and contributions to science; 3) create an online, personal dashboard for participants to track, share and save data, record interests in projects, create profiles, and find people and projects of interest to them. The database may serve as a reference guide to help Makers, developers, manufacturers, researchers, and funders understand the current landscape of citizen science tools to avoid duplication and identify gaps. The nature of the type of tools (cost, complexity, support, and additional categories) will be tested and evaluated through an iterative design-in-action process that will give multiple stakeholders opportunities for feedback. The project will increase the likelihood that more people will engage in projects by making it easier to both discover citizen science projects and access the tools required to get involved in the projects. This iterative process will lead to a sense of ownership of those participation in citizen science, by helping the participants to rate and review tools and track their use of the tools in their SciStarter engagement.