Podcast: Citizen Science
PODCAST - 11 September 2013 Deutsche Welle
MEDIA
Kerry Skyring from Deutsche Welle's Spectrum radio show interviewed IIASA researcher Steffen Fritz and colleagues about a new study showing that citizen scientists can make a quality contribution to research.
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Listen to the full episode on the Deutsche Welle Spectrum Web site.Over the past 5 years, IIASA researchers on the Geo-Wiki project have been leading a team of citizen scientists who examine satellite data to categorize land cover or identify places where people live and farm. A new study from the team now shows that data gathered and analyzed by non-experts can rival the quality of data from experts. More information
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