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A woman looks at a photo of a mosquito larva on a phone. She is sitting at a table with papers in front of her and a laptop by her side.
06/25/2025
GLOBE and Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence or AI is more than a buzz word: it can be a powerful tool and it is enhancing GLOBE for good. A recent paper summarized how AI is smoothing both how you submit GLOBE data and how scientists analyze GLOBE data. In particular, AI screens your photos the moment you submit them, and later, scientists are using AI image analysis to classify mosquito larvae or land cover in your photos.  >>

One Million Acts of Science congratulatory image, with a test tube filled up all the way to 1,000,000, a robot with a thought bubble saying congratulations, and fireworks in the background.
05/20/2025
GLOBE Observer and April's Million Acts of Science
The GLOBE community contributed to the success of SciStarter's Million Acts of Science challenge through observations using the GLOBE Observer app in April.  >>

From left, three separate images of a field of yellow flowers, a close up on the flowers, and a yellow flowering tree.
05/14/2025
Looking for Wildflower Blooms and Flowering Trees with GLOBE
What if today’s GLOBE observations could be used to peer back in time? That’s what Dr. Yoseline Angel is trying to do with your photos of flowering plants and trees.  >>

Hands holding phones with each of the landing screens for Clouds, Mosquito Habitat Mapper, Land Cover and Trees in front of backgrounds representing the data collected by each of the four tools.
04/23/2025
Impacts of the GLOBE Observer App 2016-2025
The GLOBE Program recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Earth Day, 22 April 2025. Ten years ago, work began to develop the GLOBE Observer app, and it formally launched in 2016 with the first tool, Clouds. Read more about our accomplishments from the last nearly ten years.  >>

Three girls dressed in matching tan shirts stand around a tree. One girl is holding a clipboard with a paper data sheet, which shows a grid of images related to the health of the tree.
01/14/2025
New GLOBE Camp Programming Guides!
GLOBE is going to camp! GLOBE is pleased to offer a new resource guide that provides camp educators with activities and programming ideas built on GLOBE Observer. The new guide will help campers monitor the conditions of clouds, water, and plants, to study change over time.  >>

A young woman stands next to a sign that reads “Duck Creek Visitor Center Dixie National Forest U.S. Department of Agriculture.” An aspen tree forest surrounds her.
11/25/2024
Tracking Change in Dixie National Forest
College student Callie Davis used GLOBE Observer land cover as a tool in her 2024 internship with Dixie National Forest to recreate a series of landscape photos her parents took nearly 30 years ago.  >>

A young woman holds up a GLOBE Plant Color Guide next to the leaves of a tree to determine their color.
09/04/2024
A Call for Daily Observations of Fall Color to Support Student Research Campaigns
GLOBE students across North America and Europe are working together to document seasonal change this September through December. The Trees Within LAC (Latin America and Caribbean region) Campaign is also collecting information about the tree species of the localities where students reside and their dynamics over time. We invite volunteers of all ages and in all countries to support their work by collecting regular Trees and Land Cover data with GLOBE Observer.   >>

A photo of a woman in a winter coat and hat showing a phone screen to two children. The screen shows the GLOBE Observer app. All are standing outside on a snow-covered landscape.
07/24/2024
Bridging Observations from Space and Ground: Citizen Science's Role in Monitoring Alaska's River Ice
In Alaska, volunteers under programs like Fresh Eyes on Ice and The GLOBE Program collect critical data that feeds into larger research frameworks. By combining multi-satellite imagery and ground-level observations, scientists can observe and analyze ice conditions with unprecedented detail and accuracy.  >>

Images of observers collecting data about trees, walking on a rocky beach, and using solar viewing glasses to look a the sky, and the text GLOBE Observer Connect.
07/15/2024
GLOBE Observer Connect Recordings
We are not holding a GLOBE Observer Connect for July 2024, but we encourage you to take the opportunity to view available recordings of the prior sessions.  >>

Four researchers in a forest surrounded by a collection of research equipment.
05/30/2024
Talking to Scientists about Trees and Land Cover Research, Technology, and Citizen Science for Understanding our Planet
Interviews with research scientists Dr. Bruce Cook and Dr. Sorin Popescu focused on research vision, research questions, and how the planning of research sets the baseline for developing a research project.  >>

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