Lemmens, Rob, Falquet, Gilles, Tsinaraki, Chrisa, Klan, Friederike, Schade, Sven, Bastin, Lucy, Piera, Jaume, Antoniou, Vyron, Trojan, Jakub, Ostermann, Frank and Ceccaroni, Luigi (2021). A Conceptual Model for Participants and Activities in Citizen Science Projects. IN: The Science of Citizen Science. Vohland, Katrin; Land-Zandstra, Anne; Ceccaroni, Luigi; Lemmens, Rob; Perello, Josep; Ponti, Marisa; Samson, Roeland and Wagenknecht, Katherin (eds) Springer.
Abstract
Interest in the formal representation of citizen science comes from portals, platforms, and catalogues of citizen science projects; scientists using citizen science data for their research; and funding agencies and governments interested in the impact of citizen science initiatives. Having a common understanding and representation of citizen science projects, their participants, and their outcomes is key to enabling seamless knowledge and data sharing. In this chapter, we provide a conceptual model comprised of the core citizen science concepts with which projects and data can be described in a standardised manner, focusing on the description of the participants and their activities. The conceptual model is the outcome of a working group from the COST Action CA15212 Citizen Science to Promote Creativity, Scientific Literacy, and Innovation throughout Europe, established to improve data standardisation and interoperability in citizen science activities. It utilises past models and contributes to current standardisation efforts, such as the Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR) Common Conceptual Model and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards. Its design is intended to fulfil the needs of different stakeholders, as illustrated by several case studies which demonstrate the model’s applicability.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58278-4_9 |
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| Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies > Applied AI & Robotics College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies College of Engineering & Physical Sciences ?? 50811700Jl ?? Aston University (General) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Participation facts,Dataset description,Data integration,Project description,Project metadata,Interoperability,SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities,SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals |
| ISBN: | 9783030582777, 9783030582784 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2024 08:30 |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2024 17:17 |
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| Published Date: | 2021-01-12 |
| Authors: |
Lemmens, Rob
Falquet, Gilles Tsinaraki, Chrisa Klan, Friederike Schade, Sven Bastin, Lucy ( 
0000-0003-1321-0800)
Piera, Jaume Antoniou, Vyron Trojan, Jakub Ostermann, Frank Ceccaroni, Luigi |
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