Fairmont State GeoSavvy Guide: Citizen Science

Our Favorite Projects at Fairmont State University from SciStarter.

Where to Find Projects

• SciStarter.org holds Citizen Science Month and events every day 
• America250 Citizen Science 

  America250 is a multiyear effort to commemorate the 250th anniversary, of the United States.

• CitizenScience.gov

  • Federal Citizen Science projects 

• CitSci.org

  • Citizen Science Project Repository with training

• Humanitarian OpenStreetMap 

• Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility Education Center 

  Fairmont State University’s College of Science and Technology and NASA’s The Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility Education Resource Center (ERC) GLOBE OBSERVER PROGRAM

• MapGive                                                                                                                                                                                              Crowdsourcing Map Data for Humanitarian Response and Preparedness

• National Geographic Citizen Science 

  Learn about how you can participate in citizen science projects.

• WV DNR 

  Opportunities are offered for hunters, anglers and the general public to participate in surveys and scientific data collection.

• CitizenScience.org 

  Home of The Citizen Science Association

About Citizen Science

• Citizen Science Association 
• Geography Citizen Science Design (2021 ebook) 
• Citizen Science makes science feel personal 

• Mapping, Analyzing, and Communicating Citizen Science (Kerski, 2021) 

• SciQuest is a survey module presented by North Carolina State University to better understand citizen scientists and their participation in citizen science projects.
• Scistarter Workshop: How to take great Citizen Science photos

Citizen Science at Fairmont State University

• Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility Education Center

  Fairmont State University’s College of Science and Technology and NASA’s The Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility Education Resource Center (ERC) GLOBE OBSERVER PROGRAM