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Learn about systematic gathering, storage, and sharing of data relevant to citizen science projects, encompassing the methodologies, tools, and protocols employed to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and accessibility of collected information for analysis and reporting purposes, contributing directly to the project’s defined purpose.

Collection of data will vary greatly for projects, but many citizen science initiatives already have built platforms or apps that can be tailored for your project’s data collection needs.

Resources

Applications (Apps)

Data Management

Webpage

Knowledge Management

Indigenous Climate Monitoring Toolkit

Webpage

Manage Your Data

CitizenScience.gov

Design

Fact Sheet

Citizen Science Quality Assurance Toolkit: Essential Elements of A Citizen Science Project

United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Association of Public Health Laboratories

Legal Resources

Webpage

Law and Policy Resources

Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences

Methods

Webpage

Approach and Methods

Indigenous Climate Monitoring Toolkit

Online Host Platforms

Webpage

Platforms for hosting participatory science projects

Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences

Quality Control

Fact Sheet

Citizen Science Quality Assurance Toolkit: 5 Steps to Improve Citizen Science Data Quality

United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Association of Public Health Laboratories

Webpage

Data Quality Resources

Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences

Report

Handbook for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Template

Templates for Citizen Science Quality Assurance and Documentation

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Report

Working Together to Improve Citizen Science Data Quality: A Guide for Government Agencies

United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Association of Public Health Laboratories

Other

Webpage

Data Ethics in the Participatory Sciences Toolkit

Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences

Academic Paper

The science of citizen science: Exploring barriers to use as a primary research tool

H.K. Burgess, L.B. DeBey, H.E. Froehlich, N. Schmidt, E.J. Theobald, A.K. Ettinger, J. HilleRisLambers, J. Tewksbury, J.K. Parrish