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citizen science
noun
- scientific research, data collection, etc., that involves the participation of nonscientists (often used attributively):
Bird watchers report their bird observations to citizen-science projects.
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- citizen scientist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of citizen science1
Example Sentences
Flickr is also connected with the citizen science app iNaturalist, which many users have compared to Pokémon Go but for real animals.
So, there’s the qualitative data aspect of collecting information about people’s lived experiences, and there’s quantitative data that comes from the citizen science aspect of air monitors.
That’s reflected in the breadth of people engaging in citizen science.
Like citizen science data, migration tracking data provide a clearer picture of bird activity throughout the year, Ruis-Gutierrez says.
Unlike traditional survey data, which cover limited time periods or locations, the citizen science data span the entire United States and reflect the entire year, the team reports March 14 in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
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