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  • A hybrid is born: Integrating collective sensing, citizen science and professional monitoring of the environment

    Author(s)
    Becken, Susanne
    Connolly, Rod M
    Chen, Jinyan
    Stantic, Bela
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Becken, Susanne
    Connolly, Rod M.
    Stantic, Bela
    Year published
    2019
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    Abstract
    Including members of the public in the development of effective environmental monitoring systems is gaining traction. This research assesses the potential for a hybrid monitoring system for the case of coral at the Great Barrier Reef. Based on a review of citizen-derived data sources, the paper first develops a framework and then populates it with five datasets. These are then compared based on data volumes, type of data, spatial coverage, and bleaching patterns. The results reveal the inherent difficulties – both in terms of quantity and quality – for collective sensing data (Twitter in this case) and more structured human ...
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    Including members of the public in the development of effective environmental monitoring systems is gaining traction. This research assesses the potential for a hybrid monitoring system for the case of coral at the Great Barrier Reef. Based on a review of citizen-derived data sources, the paper first develops a framework and then populates it with five datasets. These are then compared based on data volumes, type of data, spatial coverage, and bleaching patterns. The results reveal the inherent difficulties – both in terms of quantity and quality – for collective sensing data (Twitter in this case) and more structured human sensors approaches (Eye on the Reef Sightings). However, more targeted approaches, such as CoralWatch and tourism-operator based data collection, emerged as important contributors to information generation on the state of coral. Citizen-based data that either deliver a high data density per location, a wide geographic coverage, or regular observations over time are particularly valuable. Recommendations are made for developing a hybrid monitoring system that integrates citizen-derived with professionally collected data.
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    Journal Title
    Ecological Informatics
    Volume
    52
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.05.001
    Subject
    Biological sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/384783
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