Journal
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
Volume 142, Issue 10, Pages 2282-2292Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.006
Keywords
eBird; Citizen-science; Observation network; Scale-dependent analysis; Bird observations
Funding
- National Science Foundation [ESI-0087760, ITR-0427914, DBI-0542868, DUE-0734857, IIS-0612031]
- Leon Levy Foundation
- Wolf Creek Foundation
- Division Of Computer and Network Systems
- Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr [0832782] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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New technologies are rapidly changing the way we collect, archive, analyze, and share scientific data. For example, over the next several years it is estimated that more than one billion autonomous sensors will be deployed over large spatial and temporal scales, and will gather vast quantities of data. Networks of human observers play a major role in gathering scientific data, and whether in astronomy, meteorology, or observations of nature, they continue to contribute significantly. In this paper we present an innovative use of the Internet and information technologies that better enhances the opportunity for citizens to contribute their observations to science and the conservation of bird populations. eBird is building a web-enabled community of bird watchers who collect, manage, and store their observations in a globally accessible unified database. Through its development as a tool that addresses the needs of the birding community, eBird sustains and grows participation. Birders, scientists, and conservationists are using eBird data worldwide to better understand avian biological patterns and the environmental and anthropogenic factors that influence them. Developing and shaping this network over time, eBird has created a near real-time avian data resource producing millions of observations per year. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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