new User-Profiles in SPOTTERON

Sunday, 23 April 2017 16:41

Who are the Citizen Scientists? Which profession or education do they have? Why are they participating in my Citizen Science project? With the new user profiles, these questions are a central element in the Citizen Science Systems SPOTTERON. The Citizen Scientists can now extend their user account with background information directly in the smartphone apps. Additionally, users can upload their own profile picture - because Citizen Science is also a personal matter.

 
 
CITIZEN SCIENCE COMMUNITY
THREE CORE FEATURES OF THE NEW USER ACCOUNTS
     

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core feature #1
USER TYPES FOR CITIZEN SCIENTISTS

For the new functionalities, we also did a complete overhaul of the registration process. Citizen Scientists in SPOTTERON can now set up their user profile in two easy steps: first the creation of the account and secondly the set up of their own user profile with optional data.

Since Citizen Science is not only done by individuals but also by school classes or organisations with group accounts, therefor the following user types in SPOTTERON are available at registration via form of address:
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Citizen Scientist,
female
Citizen Scientist,
male
School Class Organization

After the account creation, the users find themselves already logged in directly in-app. In the second step they can now extend their user profiles and by doing so providing important background information for the project.

     
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core feature #2
AVATARS & THE USER PANEL

With SPOTTERON, the Citizen Scientists become visible. All users and group accounts can upload their own profile picture, called "avatar". This picture is not only displayed at the user profiles, but also at the spot detail view and the ranking lists. Further personalization elements like the free quote or the addtional background infos like education, etc. are available in the user profile panel.

     
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core feature #3
MY SPOT COLLECTION

As a Citizen Scientist, I am always happy to provide new data for the projects, I am participating in. That's why we made the "My spot collection" panel the central element of the new user profile.

All user's submissions are displayed chronologically at each Citizen Science smartphone app in the SPOTTERON network.

     
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MORE ABOUT CITIZEN SCIENCE
SCIENCE MARCH VIENNA AND SPOTTERON APP PRESENTATION
     

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#MarchForScience
Impressions from Science March Vienna

We were part of the #ScienceMarchVienna for sure, walking along around 3.000 participants for a strengthend science as an important principle of a modern and open society. Here is a short video clip with some impressions at our twitter account - and yes, it includes dinosaurs!

     
   
     

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Interaction, Interoperability, Innovation
SPOTTERON at 2nd ECSA Workshop

At the ECSA workshop "Defining principles for mobile apps and platforms development in citizen science" on 24th and 25th of April in Sweden, the SPOTTERON app "Anslagstavlan" will be presented - true to the motto "Interaction, Interoperability, Innovation", we are happy to be part of the Citizen Science community!

 
       
  For further questions about SPOTTERON - the Citizen Science System please don't hesitate to add "spotteron" on Skype or drop us an eMail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Projects & Apps open for Co-Use on SPOTTERON

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Social initiative Data Collection App
SPOTTERON

ArtSpots is a community-built art atlas. Through the App, people interested in various art forms like street art, historical or contemporary art, photography, architecture, and more can put their art observations on the map and discover art spots in their city or while travelling. The art community in the App allows exchanging with other like-minded people and contributing to a worldwide art collection.
Learn more about
ArtSpots
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Horizon Europe Citizen Science App

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.

Learn more about
COSEA | Collaboration for Effective Sea Action
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Environmental Citizen Science, Data Collection App
SPOTTERON

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.

Learn more about
NatureSpots
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Social initiative Community Engagement App
SPOTTERON

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.

Learn more about
CIVO Citizen Voice
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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.

Learn more about
IPM Popillia | Integrated Pest Management of the Japanese Beetle
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Environmental Community Engagement App

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.

Learn more about
FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE - Climate App

Are you interested in co-using existing Apps? Get in Contact!

Get in contact for co-use here

 

 

Short News

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