Data validation in citizen science: a case study from Project FeederWatch. Issue 6 (1st August 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bonter, David N; Cooper, Caren B
• Is Part Of: Frontiers in ecology and the environment. Volume 10:Issue 6(2012)
• Page Start: 305
• Page End: 307
• Publication Date: 2012-08-01
• Subjects: Ecology -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Ecology; Environmental sciences; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 577.05
• DOI: 10.1890/110273
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1540-9295

Abstract

Abstract : To become more widely accepted as a valuable research tool, citizen‐science projects must find ways to ensure that data gathered by large numbers of people with varying levels of expertise are of consistently high quality. Here, we describe a data validation protocol developed for Project FeederWatch, a continent‐wide bird monitoring program, that is designed to increase researchers' and participants' confidence in the data being collected.