We provide
Reliable Citizen Science tools,
built custom for your project
SPOTTERON Citizen Science platform
Trusted by universities & institutions
all across Europe and beyond
Fixed price model with all features included
Full support, planable costs,
ideal for science grants
EU research projects
Citizen Science Apps
for Horizon 2020 & Horizon Europe
Creating partnerships and building tools
for EU-wide community science projects.
Social Citizen Science
A full Community
for your Citizen Science App
SPOTTERON provides an integrated social network
in every App on the platform. Because Citizen Science is social.
THE PLATFORM
for Citizen Science APPS & volunteer monitoring
SPOTTERON is a fully customizable solution for your Citizen Science, environment protection, and volunteer monitoring projects. It can be fully adapted to your project's needs and is constantly updated and maintained. All projects powered by SPOTTERON feature their own custom Smartphone Apps for iOS and Android and an interactive embeddable map application for your homepage. As a sustainable project ecosystem for custom Citizen Science Apps, we not only build digital tools for universities and research teams but also provide a wide range of features for all projects. A core aspect of the SPOTTERON Platform is strong ties in Community Building, Communication, and quality Design for public engagement and innovation.
Example Partners from Projects & Horizon Grants
As a scientist, collaborating with SPOTTERON to create our Citizen Science App ‘Fågelbär’ was the right choice. We could focus on what type of data we want to collect and the team at SPOTTERON designed, built and are now running the App!
Matilda Arnell, University of Stockholm
Choosing SPOTTERON for our CrowdWater project was the best decision we could have made for developing the app. Excellent implementation of our (sometimes not entirely thought through) ideas, competent advice, and a fair business model - working with SPOTTERON is a major factor why CrowdWater is working so well.
Prof. Jan Seibert, Department of Geography Hydrology and Climate, University of Zurich
Working with SPOTTERON to design the app was an interesting experience for me. As an ecology PhD student, I knew how to catch Brush-turkeys and design experiments to learn about their behaviour. I knew next to nothing about how to engage with the broader community at large. SPOTTERONS’s expertise was invaluable here, they have experience in designing apps that people want to use, and balance detail with ease of function.
Matthew Hall, University of Sydney
With our SPOTTERON App Nature's Calendar ZAMG we are always technically up-to-date. As a result we are able to offer our Citizen Scientists a tool which is also appealing to today's generation without having to worry about any technical questions.
Thomas Hübner, Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik ZAMG
The decision to use the SPOTTERON Citizen Science platform for our participatory project can be summarized best in this way: it was possible in a short time to create a well-working and user-friendly Citizen Science app for our research. The positive feedback on our project "Landauf - LandApp" shows that involving citizens in a scientific project can be a lot of fun when using the right tool.
Daniel Fähle, National Archive Baden-Württemberg, Germany
If you are looking for a dedicated team for the development of a Citizen Science App - even if that has to happen quite fast- you are in good hands at SPOTTERON. Fast communication, straightforward coordination and running updates of the app, even after the release, characterize our successful collaboration.
Magdalena Gärtner, Center for Human-Computer Interaction, University of Salzburg
SPOTTERON has enabled Tea Bag Index to widen our citizen scientist engagement methods and helped us to come up with ideas on how to bring soils closer to the public. It is a pleasure to work with a company who wants to create a platform that is a communication possibility for everybody involved in the project!
Dr. Taru Sandén, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety - AGES
Working with SPOTTERON for our citizen science app was the best decision our team could have made! Philipp and his team led us through the design process and helped us translate our ideas into reality. As US clients, we were surprised that there was no lag in communication due to the time difference where the SPOTTERON team works. I am convinced they work around the clock! They always responded quickly to our emails and scheduled calls to meet our schedule. I highly recommend working with SPOTTERON if you are designing a citizen science app.
Jules Bruck, University of Delaware
I've worked with loads of app developers over my career, but none so high quality as SPOTTERON. Their capabilities are astounding. They are incredibly innovative, creative and agile with a keen sense of humour and lightness. SPOTTERON apps are the benchmark of how to do citizen science well. They are elevating our ability to engage with the natural world in a meaningful way.
Jen Sutfin, EarthWatch Australia
Working together with Spotteron has been a smooth and fast way to get our Citizen Science project started! Their impressive experience in app building as well as in communication with citizens has proven to be invaluable and complements nicely with a team of scientists taking their first steps in citizen science!
Bram Vanthournout, Ghent University
Through SPOTTERON we share more than just an app infrastructure with other projects, we also share ideas. This way we get to develop and constantly improve user-friendly apps, which are easy to handle and work for many different kinds of projects.
Barbara Strobl, University of Zurich
Our collaboration with SPOTTERON has been essential for our citizen science project. The ideas of our research have been efficiently implemented into the app in a simple and didactic way, thanks to the good communication and professionalism of the team.
Sara Blanco Ramirez, PhD student, Hydrology and Climate
SPOTTERON FEATURES
The core features of SPOTTERON cover a wide range of innovative features for Citizen Science apps, while maintaining low prices. The custom smartphone apps for Android & IOS and the interactive map are a complete modern toolset for projects for Citizen Science, smart city apps and similar uses. The apps and maps can be individually customized and branded, while recieving regular updates during the whole runtime. Our development team is ready for extending the platform with new features for your project needs.
PROJECT FEATURES
Citizen Science Apps
For your project we release your own custom branded smartphone application for Android and iOS.
Interactive maps
You can integrate your own SPOTTERON project directly in your website via iFrame and allow submission also for desktop users.
Regular updates
We support and maintain your smartphone application and release regular updates for your project in the app stores.
Project homepages
The SPOTTERON full feature package also contains a professional CMS website for your project.
SMARTPHONE APPS
Data Input & Observations
Citizen Scientists can submit observations at GEO coordinates with pictures, descriptions and a custom set of data fields.
Data management
Every SPOTTERON Package includes advanced data administration and data management tools to access and work with the submissions.
Privacy & data safety
Running interactive Citizen Science apps also means protecting the privacy and data of all Citizen Scientists.
Push messages
Send your users push messages directly on their smartphones as status updates for your project.
ALL PACKS INCLUDED
Creating Communities
A social community with a news-feed and modern communication tools is built directly in your Citizen Science apps from the start.
Data quality
Data quality is very important in Citizen Science - a range of features are helping with the quality of user submissions & data management.
User Motivation
User motivation is a key for long-term participation and for the gain of experience by the users in Citizen Science apps.
Offline Mode
Your Citizen Science apps are ready for a real outdoor experience, even without internet connection.
From our Blog
10 February 2023
The YouCount project is one of our active Horizon 2020 / Horizon Europe project participations, in which we create digital innovation for Citizen Scie...
16 January 2023
The MAKENYA Mammal Atlas App is a Kenyan citizen science mobile-based application that allows users to monitor and track rare and common mammals....
19 December 2022
As the year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for all the partnerships and support in 2022. A wide range...