posted on 2020-01-02, 20:47authored byHelen Amos, Travis Andersen
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
Program is an international program that provides a way for students and
the public to contribute Earth system observations. Currently 122
countries, more than 40,000 schools, and 200,000 citizen scientists are
participating in GLOBE. Since 1995, participants have contributed 195
million observations. Modes of data collection and data entry have
evolved with technology over the lifetime of the program, including the
launch of the GLOBE Observer mobile app in 2016 to broaden access and
public participation in data collection. GLOBE must meet the data needs
of a diverse range of stakeholders, from elementary school classrooms to
scientists across the globe, including NASA scientists. Operational
quality assurance measures include participant training, adherence to
standardized data collection protocols, range and logic checks, and an
approval process for photos submitted with an observation. In this
presentation, we will discuss the current state of operational data
QA/QC, as well as additional QA/QC processes recently explored and
future directions. This poster was presented in January 2020 at the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Winter Meeting held in Bethesda, MD.
Funding
The GLOBE Program is sponsored by NASA, supported by NOAA, NSF, and the Department of State, and implemented by UCAR.