Here comes the science... but how will we know?
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TEDx Brum talk by Lucy Bastin, Aston University : the quality of volunteered geographic information, the value of citizen science and how we can all critically assess evidence and engage in open peer review. Live recording at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoBoUdkuwtw
Here comes the science... but how will we know?
- 1. Here comes the science¡ ¡but how will we know?
- 3. Engage in fair peer review. State your purpose clearly and honestly. Acknowledge uncertainty.
- 4. Aren¡¯t we ALL scientists now?
- 5. http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/rizk/ http://www.galaxyzoo.org/ http://www.opalexplorenature.org/
- 6. http://www.ushahidi.com/ Collaboration / peer review http://www.openstreetmap.org/
- 8. http://www.openheatmap.com http://geocommons.com http://cartodb.com Tweet mapping with R ¨C shared computation by Miguel Rios http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/
- 9. Citizen Science ? It¡¯s hard to run controlled experiments in conservation planning, flood management, infrastructure development¡ ? To make strategic decisions, we rely on models - to train and validate those models we need data. ? Volunteered data can be timely and plentiful ¡¡¡¡¡.But is it any good?
- 10. The state of automated amateur weather observations (2013) Bell, S., Cornford, D. & Bastin, L. Weather. 68, 2, p. 36-41.
- 12. Image ? Simon Bell
- 13. Image ? Simon Bell
- 14. Fitness-for-purpose The state of automated amateur weather observations (2013) Bell, S., Cornford, D. & Bastin, L. Weather. 68, 2, p. 36-41.
- 15. Peer-reviewing data and models GeoViQua http://geoviqua.org
- 17. Obstacles to Open Data and Models ? It¡¯s my livelihood ? It¡¯s confidential ? What if it was misused by a blunderer?
- 18. ¡®Only 12% of diabetes sufferers in South Birmingham have been recorded by GPs¡¯ How much harm could a blunderer do?
- 20. ¡®Only 12% of diabetes sufferers in South Birmingham have been recorded by GPs¡¯ 17,428 diabetic patients registered with GPs 126,322 diabetic patients not registered ...nearly 50% of the local population. Q1. Does it fit with independent evidence?
- 21. Q2. What data am I actually looking at?
- 23. Q3. What are the spatial units?
- 26. ¡®Spline interpolation was used to estimate values at intermediate locations¡¯ Q4: Why (not just how) was a technique used?
- 31. Q5. Where¡¯s the uncertainty?
- 36. x 5,000
- 38. Why not automate everything?
- 39. Copied from Casino Royale (Columbia Pictures, 1967)
- 42. Old Weather (a Zooniverse project) http://www.oldweather.org/
- 43. British Library ¨C Old Maps Online http://www.bl.uk/maps/index.html
- 44. Fritz et al., Remote Sens. 2009, 1, 345-354; doi:10.3390/rs1030345 http://www.geo-wiki.org/