SPOTTERON
Mission
The idea for SPOTTERON was born during a hiking trip after we discovered wild littering in an otherwise pristine forest. The devastating sight set our brain cells in motion and, four years and thousands of hours of passionate work, a platform for Citizen Science has emerged.
Citizen Science Experience
Citizen Science has a lot of potentials if done right. We believe that the symbiosis of scientific or environmental goals with those amazing high-tech computers and sensors each of us carries around in our pockets every day can help not only scientific research but also the way people recognize and care about their surroundings. By their ongoing involvement, Citizen Scientists become part of something much bigger - a growing and curious community.
Goals
Through its conceptual accessibility, we now can keep the running costs for a complete service for the projects as low as possible. Our long-term goal is to provide this always-maintained and ever-improved system to Citizen Science, Environment Conservation and Social Projects worldwide as a professional and reliable service. At the same time, we are also keeping the users in mind and fostering community growth and interaction between citizens and scientists.
Citizen Science for Everyone
With funding programmes like Horizon Europe by the European Union, global warming, sustainability and public engagement stand in the focus. We at SPOTTERON are happy and proud to contribute to the fulfilment of the goal to tackle future problems and increase awareness - not only at people who are already connected to science but to immerse a broader audience into environment observation and social change. Imagine the power Citizen Science and Community Empowerment has if it becomes a daily trait for all of us. Imagine how the world would change.
Apps for Change
With user-oriented Citizen Science Apps and a wide range of interactive features, this can become a reality. On SPOTTERON, we work on achieving this goal by fostering collaboration and a "Feature Ecosystem", which allows Citizen Science projects to build on each other and reach new ways of interaction and innovation.
SPOTTERON builds upon this vision of an ongoing collaboration between Citizen Science project, designers, developers and also the Citizen Scientists to create the Citizen Science toolkit of the future - because Citizen Science itself is all about working together, too.
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What we do
Since 2014, we are providing services for science projects and institutions with a strong focus on design, technical professionality and reliablity. Trusted by universities, institutions and stakeholders across Europe and beyond, we are creating custom online solutions for science and Citizen Science applications.
some thoughts on Cititzen Science: it needs a system
Currently in Barcelona, Spain, the yearly European Citizen Science Association summit is taking place. As not only an interested person in science and ecology but also as founder of SPOTTERON, events like this always result in following the various posts, tweets and streams online the whole days. At #ecsabcn In her keynote, Libby Hepborn from the Australian Citizen Science Association mentioned a something, which immediatly grabbed my attention.
@CSAustria also tweeted that statement:
"Libby Hepburn @CitSciOZ would like a "tripadvisor" for #citizenscience tools."
WEVO | Vienna Elections
For the Viennese Elections 2015, the project WEVO was running as a participatory tool with the integration of citizen feedback to politics. Citizens were able to post observations about the daily life in the city of Vienna, categorize and rate their sightings and automatically submit these observations to the various parties available for election.
Contact
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SPOTTERON Media
Here you can find screenshots from SPOTTERON projects, directly taken from the smartphone installations.
Project ROADKILL
Screenshots from the citizen science app "Project Roadkill" on Android
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NaturVerrückt
Screenshots from the citizen science app "NaturVerrückt" on Android
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Push messages
Besides the communication and interaction functionalities, the SPOTTERON Community Pack also features a direct messaging tool for all Citizen Science projects. You can send short messages with push notifications directly to the smartphones of the Citizen Scientists in your app, to inform them directly about project updates, outcomes or other news.
Feature introduction: Citizen Science Community Comments
Through comments, users are able to interact with the spots directly in app in realtime. Posting comments is an important tool for both users and project teams, increasing the level of activity throughout the project and to provide information or make suggestions at observations. Below every spot in the Citizen Science app, users can find a tab with the comment section for observation-related comments.
Regular updates
Life cycles of smartphones and computers are short, and technology is always moving forward. In this rapidly changing environment, it is essential to continuously maintain and update software like Citizen Science apps for smartphones or Content Management Systems for websites. At SPOTTERON, all packages include full support and updates during the whole runtime.
Projects & Apps open for Co-Use on SPOTTERON
ArtSpots
With the COSEA App, Citizen Scientists can observe marine environments, document coastal habitats or species, and report on pollution, infrastructure and the blue economy. Their contributions on the map and activity in the app will help scientists better understand the impacts and drivers of marine factors to protect and foster a healthy relationship between humans and seas.
COSEA | Collaboration for Effective Sea Action
NatureSpots is a non-commercial and free project to discover nature together. In the app, nature photos and sightings of animals, plants or mushrooms can be shared with the community on the map. The app is a new initiative for observing nature and taking part is very simple and straightforward. The app is free of advertising, does not track users and takes digital privacy seriously.
NatureSpots
The new citizen participation uses "Citizen Science" in their hometown and nationwide to get User's feedback on places. As a result, citizens are empowered to become active in a city worth living in to collect and share data themselves and to interact with scientists. This enables them to recognize the consequences of sealing, heat, water shortages, and a lack of biodiversity, and generally, how places in their own environment affect us all.
CIVO Citizen Voice
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.
IPM Popillia | Integrated Pest Management of the Japanese Beetle
Fridays for Future see itself as a horizontal, grassroots grassroots movement that acts apolitically and refers to science for the facts. To engage the global population more, this app was developed using SPOTTERON. The aim is to find out how the population perceives the climate crisis and which positive and negative emotions are associated with specific topics related to biodiversity and climate crisis.
FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE - Climate App
