List of citizen science projects

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Citizen science projects are activities sponsored by a wide variety of organizations so non-scientists can meaningfully contribute to scientific research.

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Activities vary widely from transcribing old ship logbooks to digitize the data as part of the Old Weather project to observing and counting birds at home or in the field for eBird.[1][2] Participation can be as simple as playing a computer game for a project called Eyewire that may help scientists learn more about retinal neurons.[3] It can also be more in depth, such as when citizens collect water quality data over time to assess the health of local waters, or help discover and name new species of insects.[4][5] An emerging branch of Citizen Science are Community Mapping projects that utilize smartphone and tablet technology. For example, TurtleSAT[6] is a community mapping project that is mapping freshwater turtle deaths throughout Australia.

This list of citizen science projects involves projects that engage all age groups. There are projects specifically aimed at the younger age demographic like iTechExplorers[7] which was created by a 14 year old in the UK to assess the effects of bedtime technology on the body's circadian rhythm and can be completed in a classroom setting. Other projects like AgeGuess[8] focus on the senior demographics and enable the elderly to upload photos of themselves so the public can guess different ages.

Lists of citizen science projects may change. For example, the Old Weather project website indicates that as of January 10, 2015, 51% of the logs were completed.[9] When that project reaches 100 percent, it will move to the completed list.

Worldwide

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Citizen scientists anywhere in the world can participate in these projects.

Start End Project name Discipline(s) Sponsoring organization(s) Notes
2019[10] 2020 Hubble Asteroid Hunters Astronomy Zooniverse, ESA ESDC Research Paper, Zooniverse
2011 2012 Ice Investigators[note 1] Astronomy CosmoQuest.org[note 2]
2011 2012 Moon Mappers: Million crater challenge[note 3] Planetary Astronomy CosmoQuest.org[note 2]
2018 Ongoing Mosquito Alert Public Health Unknown
2022 ongoing Spritacular Meteorology NASA, Catholic University of America
2022 ongoing Jovian Vortex Hunter Astronomy NASA, Southwest Research Institute, Zooniverse
2023 ongoing Deciphering Secrets: Unlocking the Manuscripts of Medieval Spain History University of Colorado, Zooniverse, University of Madrid, European Union's Seventh FPRTD
2022 ongoing Cloudspotting On Mars Astronomy, Planetary Research, Weather NASA, Zooniverse
2023 ongoing The Daily Minor Planet Astronomy, Minor Planet Research, Asteroids NASA, Zooniverse


Regional

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These projects require that citizen scientists be local to a region of study.

Asia

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Start End Project name Discipline(s) Sponsoring organization(s) Country (or region) Notes
1957 ongoing Hong Kong Birdwatching Society Biodiversity[11] Unknown Hong Kong
1993 ongoing Bird Conservation Society of Thailand Biodiversity[12] IUCN, Toyota Thailand
2012 2012 Citizen Sparrow Ornithology Bombay Natural History Society India
2012 Unknown FLOAT Beijing Air Quality, Environmental science[13] Black Rock Arts Foundation, AWESOME Foundation China
2012 ongoing WildMentor Biodiversity[14] Unknown Bangladesh
2015 ongoing Bauhinia Genome Biodiversity[15] Unknown Hong Kong
2017 2020 Respirer Living Sciences Air Quality, Environmental science IIT Kanpur, Shaki Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF) India
2017 Unknown AirBox Air Quality, Environmental science[16] Unknown Taiwan and South
2018 2021 CleanAir Air Quality, Environmental science[17] American University of Yangon (Connect University), Phandeeyar Myammar
2019 Unknown DustBoy Air Quality, Environmental science[18] Unknown Thailand
2020 Unknown PakAirQuality Air Quality, Environmental science, Public Health, Urban Planning[19] Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong and Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, China. Pakistan
2021 ongoing Hong Kong Jellyfish Project Biodiversity[20] Unknown Hong Kong
2021 ongoing Herptile Roadkill Study (Project Runover) Herpetology, Roadkill, Habitat fragmentation Environmental science Herpetological Society of Singapore Singapore

Australasia

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Start End Project name Discipline(s) Sponsoring organization(s) Country (or region) Notes
2010 2010 Big Sleep Survey Sleep National Science Week Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australia Big Sleep Survey
2016 2016 South Australia Great Koala Count 2 Ecology Discovery Circle, University of South Australia, University of Adelaide South Australia
2011 2011 The Multi-tasking Test Cognitive science National Science Week Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Queensland Brain Institute Australia Multi-tasking Test
2015 2015 Peninsular Malaysia Butterfly Count Lepidoptery Museum of Zoology, University of Malaya Malaysia Results published[21]
2012 2012 Sound Check Australia Audiology National Science Week Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, National Acoustic Laboratories Australia Sound Check Australia
2001 2010 Value of Patient Testimony Public Health Research Case Health Pty Ltd

Outcomes: (1) eBook: 'Those Who Suffer Much, Know Much' 2010 https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/aest/20100925000000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/104801/20100925-0000/2010.pdf (2) Spurred significant increase in scientific research into LDN (low dose naltrexone) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=%22low-dose+naltrexone%22%5BALL+FIELDS%5D+NOT+(dependence%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(dependent%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(oxycodone%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(withdrawal%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(cocaine%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(morphine%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(itch-related%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(drinking%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(alcohol%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(cigarette%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(smoker%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(smoking%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(smokers%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(nicotine%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(detoxification%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(gambling%5BTitle%5D)+NOT+(self-biting%5BTitle%5D)

Australia Spurred dramatic increase in scientific research

Europe

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Start End Project name Discipline(s) Sponsoring organization(s) Country (or region) Notes
2009 2013 BBC Lab UK Psychology BBC, BBC UK Discontinued in 2018, see BBC Lab UK
1979 ongoing Big Garden Birdwatch Ornithology Royal Society for the Protection of Birds UK Cited to be the world's largest citizen science project[22]

North America

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Start End Project name Discipline(s) Sponsoring organization(s) Country (or region) Notes
1997 2007 Birdhouse Network Ornithology Cornell Lab of Ornithology US [note 4]
1994 2011 House Finch Disease Survey Ornithology Cornell Lab of Ornithology North America [note 5]
2010 2014 Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Herpetology Natural History Society of Maryland, Inc., Maryland Department of Natural Resources US (MD)
2015 2015 McMaster Postcard Project[23] Archives, Social Science, History William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections at McMaster University Library Canada McMaster Postcard Project
2023 ongoing Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring at Elkhorn Slough Water Quality, Environment NOAA, California Fish and Wildlife, Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, Monterey County Consolidated Chemistry Lab, Zooniverse California

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly Ice Hunters, a project to identify potential targets in the Kuiper belt for the New Horizons spacecraft after it completes its mission to Pluto.
  2. ^ a b CosmoQuest is sponsored by NASA in partnership with the Astrosphere New Media Association, the STEM Center, UniverseToday, Astronomers without Borders, the Planetary Society, the Ward Beecher Planetarium, the Galileo Teachers Training Program, Swinburne Astronomy Online, Dark Skies, Bright Kids, the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre and its member organizations, the Galileoscope Project and several NASA projects.
  3. ^ Over a million craters were identified and mapped in late 2012. As of March 2012, 1,207,486 craters have been identified and mapped by the Moon Mappers parent project that continues.
  4. ^ Formerly The Birdhouse Network which only monitored nests in bird boxes and similar artificial cavities. NestWatch is a new project that collects observations of open nests as well.
  5. ^ Per the project website, this project was absorbed into the current FeederWatch project.

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