SPOTTERON

The new SPOTTERON version 2.6.0 is ready & brings two new exciting features to increase Data Quality in Citizen Science apps for all projects on the SPOTTERON Platform: User roles & Data flagging.

The "Stjärnförsöket" (Star-Spotting) project collects contributions about light pollution in Sweden and in partner countries. By pointing a cardboard tube in all cardinal directions, Citizen Scientists record how many stars they see at their current location. By these values, light pollution can be calculated directly in the Citizen Science app. The project is part of the "Forskar Fredag 2019" initiative, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program.

On the 25th of January 2019 the Vienna City Hall hosted the Vienna Ball of Sciences for the 5th time, held under the motto: “Waltz and Science". As Citizen Scientists from SPOTTERON it was a great pleasure, that we had been invited to film the event just as we did the year before.

Turning off the lights: read all about the new "Night mode" extension for Citizen Science apps with a focus on night time observations like in astronomy or nocturnal species monitoring in our new blog post here...

Sometimes, Citizen Science contributions are happening long after the sun has set. To reduce the blinding effect of a smartphone display, we have included a new night mode option for all Citizen Science apps on the SPOTTERON platform.

New on our Citizen Science Blog: Why it's best to give Citizen Scientists only a manageable number of options in selection lists. Find the study and more info on our blog.

When developing a Citizen Science app, you can influence usability in many ways. But these crucial decisions can be decisive factors when it comes down to whether they enjoy using it and do so regularly.

We wish a happy new year 2019 and big thanks to the Citizen Science Community on SPOTTERON and project partners for so much CitSci in 2018! We have made a nice picture to celebrate that here in our blog...

Thanks for all the CitizenScience! We wish you a happy New Year's Eve and many more exciting #CitSci moments in the upcoming year. We have already new projects coming up, the first one about light pollution and Citizen Science will be ready in 1st of February. But for now, we are off until the end of first week of the new year - see you in 2019!

Our Release Notes section, which lists all updats and new features of all Citizen Science apps, just has been updated with the last updates of the SPOTTERON Citizen Science observatory platform.