Promoting the use of environmental data collected by concerned citizens through information and communication technologies

Gouveia, Cristina; Fonseca, Alexandra; Câmara, Andréa Cruz; Ferreira, Francisco

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.01.009

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“…In addition, participation can be inspired by the desire to contribute to conservation science or management. With the literature discussing many examples of the contribution of citizen science to research and management (Dickinson et al 2010;Lovell et al 2009;Shirk et al 2012), many authors also stress the importance of communicating with volunteers about the impact of their work, as the awareness of making a concrete contribution is an important motivator for investing time and effort (e.g., Bonney et al 2009;Gouveia et al 2004). …”

Section: Citizen Scientists' Motivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several practical issues regarding data sharing and use are debated in the literature, especially how to organise, validate, integrate and analyse this data (Gouveia et al 2004;Newman et al 2012;Resnik et al 2015). Citizen science still deals with a (perceived) ''image problem'' regarding data quality (Riesch and Potter 2014, p. 113), though steps can be taken to assuage this concern (e.g., Bone et al 2012;Sullivan et al 2014;Theobald et al 2015).…”

Section: Data Sharing In Citizen Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Sharing biodiversity data: citizen scientists’ concerns and motivations

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Citizen scientists play a pivotal role in providing necessary biodiversity data. To ensure the continued involvement of a strong volunteer base, insight into the concerns and motivations of voluntary recorders is crucial. This paper presents the findings of a largescale survey (N = 2193) among Dutch volunteer biodiversity recorders of diverse taxa, and focuses on three questions: what are the characteristics of these citizen scientists regarding their activities and socio-demographic background, what are their motivations for recording biodiversity, and what are their views on data sharing and ownership? Our findings show that a connection to, interest in and concern for nature are the most important motivations for biodiversity recorders. Volunteer recorders have high expectations regarding the impact of their data, both for their own learning as well as for science and management. Almost half the volunteers consider their data to be public goods, but this does not mean they support unconditional data sharing. Instead, the acceptability of data sharing with third parties seems strongly linked to the goals of the user. We discuss the implications of our findings for practitioners, such as the role of biology curricula and the importance of learning opportunities to redress the lack of younger volunteers. We argue that conceptualising volunteer recorders as data custodians rather than owners helps to Communicated by Peter Bridgewater.This article belongs to the Topical Collection: Biodiversity appreciation and engagement.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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Section: Citizen Scientists' Motivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Sharing In Citizen Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Sharing biodiversity data: citizen scientists’ concerns and motivations

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“…Yet, because ICT platforms comprise broadband network infrastructure, wireless sensors technologies, and mobile devices [7,26], ICT is a powerful tool to facilitate data collection, validation, access, exploration, and communication [27]. And because ICT-based systems permit various stakeholders to assemble and share data pertaining to the interests of any given project [11], it is a popular choice in many fields.…”

Section: From Ict To Blockchainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain: The Evolutionary Next Step for ICT E-Agriculture

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Blockchain technology, while still challenged with key limitations, is a transformative Information and Communications Technology (ICT) that has changed our notion of trust. Improved efficiencies for agricultural sustainable development has been demonstrated when ICT-enabled farms have access to knowledge banks and other digital resources. UN FAO-recommended ICT e-agricultural infrastructure components are a confluence of ICT and blockchain technology requirements. When ICT e-agricultural systems with blockchain infrastructure are immutable and distributed ledger systems for record management, baseline agricultural environmental data integrity is safeguarded for those who participate in transparent data management. This paper reviewed blockchain-based concepts associated with ICT-based technology. Moreover, a model ICT e-agriculture system with a blockchain infrastructure is proposed for use at the local and regional scale. To determine context specific technical and social requirements of blockchain technology for ICT e-agriculture systems, an evaluation tool is presented. The proposed system and tool can be evaluated and applied to further developments of e-agriculture systems.

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“…Questions about data quality and citizen science expertise are still common sources of misgivings (Conrad and Hilchey, 2011;Gouveia et al, 2004), despite a body of work indicating that proper quality control, data validation, and training procedures will produce scientifically rigorous results for citizen science projects (Bautista et al, 2014;U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2017).…”

Section: Potential Concerns About Community Citizen Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%