Let's meet up for Citizen Science! SPOTTERON at the ECSA Conference 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland

Monday, 21 May 2018 15:53

From 3rd to 5th of June 2018, the ECSA Conference 2018 and the general assembly of the European Citizen Science Association takes place in Geneva, Switzerland. As members of ECSA and platform for Citizen Science Apps we for sure take part during the whole time.

We will be present with an indoor "market stand" and we will also hold one of the dialog session in the session "Data, Quality and Open Science". If you are interested in what SPOTTERON can do for Citizen Science and how the extensive feature ecosystem of the SPOTTERON Citizen Science plattform came all together, please join us at the conference and let's have a talk.

As designers for Citizen Science, we are also happy to take a look at your exisiting Citizen Science projects and share advice or exchange knowhow about interface design, media and how practical design methods can improve motivation, reach and data quality. We also bring a bag full of tools and devices - from smartphones and tablets where you can see Citizen Science Apps, which run on the SPOTTERON platform, live in action to USB microscopes and smartphone lenses for tryout.

Citizen Science Conference Blogging & Video Interviews

We plan to do a daily blog with pictures and video impressions during the conference, so stay tuned and best follow us on twitter, instagram for updates or check back here at the SPOTTERON Citizen Science Blog for the episodes! If you want to have your own Citizen Science Project featured or take an interview, please drop us an eMail @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - we are happy to support Citizen Science and create one of our "Let's meet Citizen Science" Short Interview Clips for you!

You can find the episodes of the "Let's meet Citizen Science" series on our SPOTTERON Citizen Science YouTube Channel, and here are two examples:


Speaking of projects - there are also presentations, session talks and showcases of more Citizen Science project apps during the conference. You can visit the national hubs for Citizen Science "Österreich forscht" and "Schweiz forscht", both designed and developed by our webdesign for science team, or projects like "Crowdwater, "Nature's Calendar" or "Roadkill", which are also participating at the conference.

The Venue

The Conference takes place in the heart of Geneva in the historic Maison Communale de Plainpalais building, which was built in the beginning of the 20th century. You can admire its architecture and wall paintings by Edmond Ravel.

Here is a link to the location at the information page of the conference:

ecsa conference location OSM

 

You can find us daily at the indoor "marketplace" area, we are looking forward to meet you!
More about the ECSA Conference 2018 can be found on the website: https://www.ecsa-conference.eu, which by the way is also powered by SPOTTERON.

See you in Geneva!

 

Example Horizon Europe / Horizon 2020 Collaborations

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Horizon 2020 Invasive Species Monitoring App

The IPM-Popillia Horizon 2020 project aims to address the challenge of a new risk to plant health in Europe's agriculture and food safety: the invasion of the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica. This invasive species was introduced accidentally to mainland Europe in 2014 and can quickly spread by transportation and trade. As a species with a wide range of feeding plants, P. japonica threatens the entire agricultural sector, urban landscapes, and biodiversity in invaded areas.

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IPM Popillia | Integrated Pest Management of the Japanese Beetle
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Horizon Europe Citizen Science App

EFFECTIVE, a Horizon Europe initiative, targets the emerging threat to the EU's Mediterranean Blue Natural Capital. By leveraging advanced science, technological nature-based solutions, digitalization, and social implication, the project aims to develop a comprehensive scientific knowledge base and practical guidance for the application of Ecosystem-Based Management to promote large-scale marine protected areas establishment in the European seas.

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EFFECTIVE | Protection and Restoration Management of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas
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Horizon Europe Citizen Science App

TRANSEATION, funded by Horizon Europe, aims to validate a new level of ecosystem-based management by integrating social implication digitalization and nature-based solutions to safeguard and restore marine ecosystem health and services. The project focuses on demonstrating the effectiveness of marine and coastal hybrid blue-grey infrastructures and developing digital tools for monitoring, analysis, and social involvement, addressing societal challenges and promoting sustainable management practices.

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TRANSEATION | Advancements through Hybrid Blue-Grey Infrastructures in Marine and Coastal Areas
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Horizon 2020 Citizen Social Science App

In Europe and globally, substantial numbers of young people are at risk of social exclusion. Therefore, there is a pressing need to develop more knowledge and innovation to create inclusive and youth-friendly societies. The Horizon 2020 R&I Project YouCount contributes to these needs by developing 'actionable' knowledge for social inclusion of disadvantaged youths in the European Union and creating better means for social inclusion through citizen social science.

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YouCount | Youth Citizen Science
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Horizon 2020 Citizen Science App

The impact of plastic pollution on soil health is largely unknown. However, the amounts of plastic entering soils are equal to or possibly even more significant than those entering our rivers, seas, and oceans. MINAGRIS, an EU Horizon 2020 funded project, will investigate how plastic affects soil biodiversity, soil functions, associated ecosystem services, and agricultural productivity.
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MINAGRIS | Micro and Nanoplastics in Agricultural Soils
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Health Citizen Science App
University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology

StreetMind contributes to a better understanding how environmental factors like urbanicity or climate change influence how individuals across Europe and the world feel, act, and behave. Participants make up their minds with fellow citizens and scientists and share their daily experiences of their surroundings and the environment where they live, work, and interact.

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StreetMind

Short News

  • New study from BiciZen project: "BiciZen: Lessons in the Development of a Crowdsourcing Mobile App to Make Cities More Bikeable" published in Journal of Participatory Research Methods. More studies available under the publication page here.

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  • Roadkill project has made wonderful short videos for the citizen scientists! The videos include the Roadkill App functions regarding how to confirm & comment on the spots and how to best take the photos for the project. The videos (in German) are available in the "Österreich forscht" blog here. 

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