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Welcome @TeaBagIndex on the @SPOTTERON platform! We are especially happy to have this well known #CitizenScience project about soil observations joining our growing #CitSci network of projects by partners across Europe and beyond. Read more @ our Citizen Science blog.

A warm welcome to the new released Tea Bag Index Citizen Science app, now running on the SPOTTERON platform! We are especially happy to have this well known Citizen Science research project about soil and the global carbon cycle joining our CitSci network of projects by partner across Europe and beyond.The first spots by schools have already been contributed and the the first teabags have been burried to observe the decay rate of plant material on the locations.

The app developed by SPOTTERON is an ideal extension to our established methods and strengthens the inclusion of Citizen Scientists. The design and intuitive usability relate also to a young audience. Especially the community features make a direct feedback possible and it is especially motivating that the SPOTTERON team themselves are actively contributing in the app - a win-win situation for everyone.

To foster data quality in your project, we've created the "Data Quality Pack". Various tools are built into all apps on the SPOTTERON Citizen Science platform for giving feedback, highlight well done observations for training and promote experienced users to help with classifications of all contributions. To learn everything about it read on here.

Increasing the long-term motivation of the participants is an important key elements in running volunteer-based projects. All apps include tools for automatically rewarding users for their activity, community building features and notifications. To find out the details about the features read on here.

We believe that Citizen Science should always be a personal experience, exchange of ideas and keep the participants in the spotlight. That's why a Community Pack is included in every Citizen Science App running on the SPOTTERON Plattform. Read about all features which are part of the community pack here.

Increasing the long-term motivation of the participants is a vital key element in running volunteer-based projects. To help with long-term user motivation, all Apps on the SPOTTERON platform include tools for rewarding users for their activity and participation.

The outcomes and impact of a Citizen Science and Pubic Engagement project rely on the data quality. On SPOTTEORN, various tools are built into all apps on the platform to support that user submissions are correct and that mechanisms are in place for correcting data, receiving feedback, and leading by example.

Every app on the platform includes a full feature social community toolkit with many advanced functionalities like a user's newsfeed, comments, liking, following and even push messaging for getting in contact with the participants directly.

Outdoor apps are often in use where web connectivity is low. All Citizen Science apps on the platform include an offline mode with map area download, local spot saving and a waiting queue for new observations, saved locally without an internet connection.