Ecological Society of America (ESA)96th Annual Meeting: Austin, TXAugust 7-13, 2011

CitizensourcingFrom StreetBump to the DEW app: lessons learnt

Fabio CarreraWPI / SFx

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CitizenSourcing Projects

StreetBumpDEW

CitizenSourcing Projects

StreetBumpDEW

StreetBUMP

City of Bostonnewurbanmechanics.org/bump/

StreetBUMP

City of Bostonnewurbanmechanics.org/bump/

KEY FEATURES:

One-button (subliminal) Viral (used for prioritizing repairs) Crowd-validated (repeat hits) Crowd-developed (Innocentive)

StreetBUMP

City of Bostonnewurbanmechanics.org/bump/

LIMITATIONS:

Battery drain Privacy Special case

CitizenSourcing Projects

StreetBumpDEW

Digital Earth Watch

NASApicturepost.unh.edu

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

KEY FEATURES:

Immediate upload GPS location Auto-orientation Onionskin alignment Complete APIs

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

UPCOMING FEATURES:

Navigation Alerts Data Extraction

In the field: Phenological questions On server: Image analysis

Measurement of change

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

UPCOMING FEATURES:

Navigation Alerts Data Extraction

In the field: Phenological questions On server: Image analysis

Measurement of change

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

UPCOMING FEATURES:

Navigation Alerts Data Extraction

In the field: Phenological questions On server: Image analysis

Measurement of change

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

UPCOMING FEATURES:

Navigation Alerts Data Extraction

In the field: Phenological questions On server: Image analysis

Measurement of change

DEW app

NASAcitizapps.com/products/digital-earth-watch-dew

UPCOMING FEATURES:

Navigation Alerts Data Extraction

In the field: Phenological questions On server: Image analysis

Measurement of change

Citizen-oriented Citizen Science

Minimal Intrusiveness (StreetBump) Space/Time Alerts (on-demand data) Leverage Self-interest Provide relevant Feedback Make it fun!

2 IDEAS to FOLLOW UP ON… (grants)

SensorDomo• Allows Javascript programs to run on

mobile phones

• Quick deployment of new apps

• Apps installable directly from web

sites

• Allows apps to “subscribe” to

sensors

• Data is uploaded automatically

• Includes machine vision module

CitizenPipe

• Citizen Scientist picks from a MENU of possible contributions

• Data is collected on demand (w/ reminders)• SensorDomo apps aid in data collection• Data is forwarded to ALL interested institutions/programs• Feedback is personalized through dashboard widgets

Fabio Carreracarrera@wpi.edu

picturepost.unh.educitizapps.comwww.wpi.edu/~carrera