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08/23/2023
GLOBE Observer Data Quality: Updating Quality Flags for a Fresh Assessment
Building off of Amos et al. (2020)’s work, NASA intern Jessica Mo helped generate and implement quality checks for data submitted through GLOBE Observer’s citizen science protocols. Read on to learn what Jessica discovered through her analysis.
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07/31/2023
GLOBE Annual Meeting 2023
The GLOBE Annual Meeting took place in Denver, Colorado, USA from 17-20 July, and showcased a variety of topics and presentations by GLOBE community members and keynote speakers.
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06/15/2023
Where is the Water? Challenge Wrap-Up
Thank you for participating in the May 2023 "Where is the Water?" data challenge! You submitted nearly 600 observations showing water on land and mosquito habitats.
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05/03/2023
Where does the land become water?
Communities have long-since been focused on where water is located, and it’s an important science question that relates to all of us here on Earth.
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05/01/2023
Introducing “Where is the Water? A GLOBE Observer Data Challenge”
During the month of May 2023, we invite you to contribute to a library of citizen science data about Earth’s surface water during the “Where is the Water? A GLOBE Observer Data Challenge.”
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03/21/2023
Two “Edgy” Mosquito Stories
Heterogeneous land cover includes “edges,” or transitional zones. Scientists are especially interested in documenting mosquitoes found in these edge zones because these are places where mosquitoes encounter new hosts and new pathogens, creating new opportunities for disease outbreaks.
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02/14/2023
Celebrate Valentine's Day with GLOBE Observer
Looking for a valentine for that special someone? Why not share the science and the love at the same time with GLOBE Observer valentines!
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12/29/2022
The GLOBE Program at the AGU Fall Meeting
From 12-16 December 2022, The GLOBE Program and members of the GLOBE community attended the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, an annual gathering of Earth scientists from around the world sharing their research and discoveries.
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07/06/2022
GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper Goes on the Road – The Zika Bus.
The Zika Bus is a non-formal education project created by scientist leads, Dr. Rodrigo Arantes Reis and Dr. Emerson Joucoski, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Brazil. The bus is a mobile museum and science laboratory that supports mosquito vector education in small cities and rural areas. The bus travels to schools, community health events, and science fairs offering experiential mosquito vector education to communities that don’t have access to the science and public health outreach of larger cities.
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05/05/2022
We Need Your Help Finding Mosquito Breeding Sites in Old Tires
The GLOBE Mission Mosquito Spare Tire Blitz launched in March and goes through June 2022. During the blitz, scientists are asking for your Mosquito Habitat Mapper observations. With this information, scientists will be able to document where female mosquitoes are using spare or discarded tires as breeding sites.
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