New on the SPOTTERON Platform: [pane] App - Citizen Science for Soil Science

The EU Soil Strategy for 2030 describes the layer of soil as this 'magic carpet' which takes thousands of years to be produced. [pane] App running on the SPOTTERON Platform has been recently released to explore this important resource and investigate the soil health across farmlands, grasslands and gardens. The [pane] project led by the Techni...
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Science Communication and Citizen Science: Vademecum - a Handbook for the IPM-Popillia Horizon 2020 Project

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Under the title "Integrated Pest Management of the invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica", a Horizon 2020 project took place from 2020 to 2024, looking at the impact of invasive beetle species on the plant health. Although the project has successfully been concluded, the results are still actively disseminated, and now also available in a vis...
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We Wish You Joyful Holidays & an Amazing Year of Citizen Science to come!

The year 2025 is coming to a close, and as a tradition, to say a big "Thank you" from the SPOTTERON team, we have designed a special hand-crafted Holiday Card for you just before the winter holidays. For this year's theme of our Holiday Card, we are diving into the microcosmos and reflecting on how atoms join together to create the molecules, from ...
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Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026 - 2027 Online, Many Calls Launching Early Spring in 2026

The 2026-2027 Horizon Europe Work Programme has recently been adopted by the European Commission and is the last Work Programme of the 2021 - 2027 period. Although many calls will open for submission only early next year, several opportunities of Info Days are available and we have listed those under our Conference & Funding section, here. The ...
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Final Release of the BOB Citizen Science App (Behavioural Observations in Beetles)

BoB Behavioural Observations in Beetles
Citizen Science projects often encompass a wide range of participation opportunities. From documenting observations and investigating specific research objects (like in Beweisstück Unterhose), to creating ponds in home gardens to support and study green toads (AmphiApp) — Citizen Science projects on the SPOTTERON platform often go beyond reporting ...
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The Horizon Europe Cluster HORIZON-CL6-2025-01 has opened! First calls for proposals & forming of consortiums has started...

Horizon Europe is the scientific successor to the Horizon 2020 research framework programme of the European Union, under the leadership of the European Commission. Enhancing research in the fields of climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN, and EU competitiveness are the main goals of Horizon Europe. Furthermore, Horizon ...
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General Assembly 2025 of the Horizon 2020 MINAGRIS Project in Vienna

From October 1st to October 3rd, the MINAGRIS General Assembly was held at the Head Office of AGES in Vienna, Austria, bringing together researchers, partners, and people who worked together on the project from all over Europe. Over the course of three days, participants exchanged project updates, talked about major discoveries, and collaborat...
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communiMap: Citizen Science Communities Observe their Neighbourhoods in Glasgow

Imagine that all the little things you observe on a daily basis - your daily commute to work, the trees in your street, or the way rain collects on the road - could contribute to bettering your neighbourhood. That's exactly what communiMap - a new Citizen Science project running on the SPOTTERON Plaform aims to do. Led by the University of Glasgow'...
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Multiple Images Feature in a Citizen Science App: Bringing More Details of each Observation

Since the release of the SPOTTERON Platform Version 4.0, citizen science & public engagement projects running on the Platform support multiple image upload per data submission. In practice, multiple image upload features are applied by projects for multiple reasons, for example, bringing more attention to the detail (e.g. for particul...
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ArtSpots App: A Long-Running Community App on Public Art and Citizen Science

Recently SPOTTERON took part in contributing to a book chapter entitled: "Connecting People and the Ocean Through Street Art and Citizen Science". The chapter was published in a book "Blue Kinships: An Exploration of Society & the Ocean" edited by Chiara Certoma. In this blog, we will introduce the journey of the book chapter as well as spotlig...
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New European Bauhaus Call & Community Engagement

At SPOTTERON we strongly believe that Citizen Science Apps can serve as a space for interactive collaboration in reaching positive change. Multi-level engagement, participatory processes and transdisciplinary approach are also principles shared by the New European Bauhaus which aims to reimagine sustainable living in Europe by bringing various acto...
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New Project Design for the Horizon Europe TRANSEATION Project, Marine Science

A few months ago, we at SPOTTERON created beside the COSEA Citizen Science App a new Project Design for TRANSEATION, a marine science project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme. The main goal of the TRANSEATION project is to show how man-made structures can effectively protect the health of marine ecosystems. These...
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Art & Citizen Science

Art & Citizen Science - #FindWhereFound
As Citizen Scientists, we explore a wide range of species and observe all kinds of perceivable phenomena. These explorations lead to meaningful experiences—experiences that can inspire and shape artistic expression: Art & (Citizen) Science? The connection between experience and art is at the heart of a theory proposed by philosop...
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Live Route Recording in Citizen Science Apps

Route Recording in Citizen Science Apps
Every so often, the journey is the reward. When it comes to Citizen Science projects that include data about paths and routes traveled by citizens in the research, recording such geospatial data live is a crucial feature. Projects from areas like environmental health, urban transportation, or social science studies can benefit from being able to en...
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EFFECTIVE Meeting in Cyprus, January 2025

On January 15th and 16th, 2025, leading scientists, researchers, and stakeholders gathered in Larnaca, Cyprus, for the latest meeting of the EFFECTIVE Consortium. This international collaboration is dedicated to advancing environmental data management, coastal sustainability, and innovative technological solutions to address ecological challenges i...
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NatureSpots Citizen Science App Spotlighted in Podcast Episode “Citizen Science and Biodiversity” (Amsterdamse Bos, Athena Institute)

The podcast series was commissioned by the Amsterdamse Bos, and produced by Social Media Men
How do science, citizen science, and nature reinforce each other to address social issues? This key topic was the focus of a podcast recorded last summer by Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest) and the Athena Institute, a research institute of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Last week, the podcast was published, and given the interesting insig...
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Biodiversity in Urban Space - Ars Electronica Festival 2024

Reindeer lichen at the POSTCITY roof in Linz
Is it strange to live still optimistically and in hope in times of the polycrisis? This question was posed at this year's Ars Electronica Festival in Linz with the theme HOPE. We attended the festival in early September, and in this blog, we'll briefly discuss the workshop "Plant Life on the POSTCITY Roof" led by botanist Friedrich Schwarz. Togethe...
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Citizen Science at the Ars Electronica Festival 2023 - the European Union Prize for Citizen Science

Prix Ars Electronica Award Ceremony
Last weekend marked a historic moment for Citizen Science in Europe. The first-ever European Union Prize for Citizen Science was awarded on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 at this year's Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. The theme of the event was "Who owns the truth?" - a question that is particularly relevant for Citizen Science. We were on-site and...
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New ways of Science Communication: Ars Electronica Festival 2023

ESA: Climate Office at Ars Electronica Festival 2023, Linz
The European Space Agency and its new way of communicating with the public The climate crisis was one of the thematic focal points at the Ars Electronica Festival 2023, which took place in early September. The European Space Agency, whose observational data provides the basis for national and international efforts to predict future changes in clima...
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Understanding Climate Crisis Through Citizen Science: The P51 Project in Costa Rica

Photo used with the kind permission of La Rute del Clima. Photo author: Alfredo Carías
The climate crisis is undeniably reshaping our world, with its impacts becoming increasingly evident across various aspects of life. From record-breaking temperatures and shifting habitats to declining biodiversity and changes in infrastructure and politics, the effects of climate change are both vast and complex. Many of us can easily perceive war...
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