PowerPoint Presentation
Dr Neil BaileyOctober2015
A Citizen Science Platform to Monitor Global Water Quality
NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES February 26, 2015What is
FreshWater Watch?2
A global Citizen Science project initially established to engage
over 7000 HSBC staff to monitor water quality
To protect freshwater effectively we need more data
Citizen Science is an ideal way to gather this
Getting employees involved in field research and understanding
the science
Provides data for 25+ local research projects
Agglomerates data for global research
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What is the value?3Earthwatch deliver Citizen Science with high
Scientific value AND Personal Value
Data gathering tied to clear scientific hypotheses / knowledge
gapsData of high quality and volumeParticipants engaged through a
training day and a commitment to sample Providing personal
development & attribution/recognition
FWW Platform enables ongoing engagement beyond initial
trainingLearning ContentInteractions with scientists and
peersInformative news, blogs, forums, webinarsGamification (Leader
boards, points etc.)
NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES February 26, 2015The
FreshWater Watch Platform4
NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES February 26, 2015Lessons
learned5Establishing a Global Citizen Science Project requires a
great deal of investment and expertise (The science of Citizen
Science)
Engagement is maximised when there is good communication between
the scientist and the participants
No one global blueprint (socio-cultural influences)
A group of super-enthused individuals are clearly visible
Need for progression for these super CSLs.
NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES February 26, 2015The future
Scaling the solution6EW engaging with wider stakeholders
(communities, NGOs, schools etc.)
Leverage the flexibility of the platform and app to gather wider
data
Bring together ad hoc CS projects and share benefits of the
platform.
A Zooniverse for fresh water citizen science
NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES February 26, 2015The
benefits of partnering (pisces)7Participants - sharing participants
and enabling them to progress from one project to anotherImpact a
bigger presence achieved through collaboration and
disseminationShared data - data not in silos and easily combined to
generate greater insightsCosts - overheads of development,
maintenance and hosting shared across partnersExpertise -
technical, scientific and engagement skills pooled and sharedScale
- increased likelihood for projects to expand and grow as a result
of the above
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Thames
Heathrow
Recent Partners & projects
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Interested in joining FreshWater Watch?ORSeeking to develop your
own water-based citizen science programme?
Corporate event 21st October
Dr Neil
[email protected]/thewaterhub.org
contact
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