Cívis - Citizen Science Platform

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What is Cívis?

Cívis is a citizen science platform developed by the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT) using open-source code, based on EU-Citizen.Science. Our goal is to provide infrastructure and content that help broaden the understanding of citizen science, promote its use, and support the development of initiatives and the application of methodologies in this field, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

What is citizen science?

Citizen science is a branch of the open science movement. It focuses on promoting non-scientist contributions and engagement in knowledge, data, and information analysis and production that are relevant to science and issues of social, environmental, and territorial importance.

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Job opportunity - citizen science co-ordinator for River Chess

From 01 Jun until 30 Jun, 2025
United Kingdom

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Participe da pesquisa Otimização da ciência cidadã no Brasil – …

From 01 Jun until 30 Jun, 2025
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LAC RESINFRA PLUS - Afianzando el impulso de la colaboración …

From 16 Jun until 17 Jun, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence in Science Communication – Quality Texts at the …

From 18 Jun until 18 Jun, 2025

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Chile Climate & Weather Environment ... calor ambiental cambio climático ...

Santiago hot: midiendo calor extremo con ciencia ciudadana

Los habitantes de Santiago están sintiendo el impacto del calor extremo y olas de calor vada vez más frecuentes e intensas. Entender cómo varía el calor extremo en ciudades es …

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Biodiversity Environment ... ciempiés iNaturalist ...

Milpiés y Ciempiés de Uruguay

Este proyecto surge con la intención de recopilar datos acerca los milpiés, ciempiés y sínfilos que caminan en nuestro territorio :) Las observaciones recabadas contribuyen a saber más acerca de …

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Education Noise ... luminosidad ruído

Ambientes Vivos

Ambientes Vivoses un proyecto que busca explorar las condiciones de aprendizaje en nuestras escuelas, a través de la medición de los niveles de luz y sonido en aulas, salas, patios, …

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Argentina Climate & Weather Environment ... árbol arvore ...

Sombras Verdes

Relevamiento de sombras de árboles Grupos de estudiantes colaboran registrando datos de la sombra de los árboles cercanos a su entorno (casa, escuela, etc.) utilizando una aplicación móvil. El proyecto …

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Resources

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Spanish Guide or tutorial Instructions and recommendations Relation to formal education Escola nieve ...

Bitácora Escolar de Observación de la Cordillera

Guia para aprender ciencia observando la cordillera de zonas áridas. Material educativo diseñado para los niveles del primer ciclo básico que permite aprender ciencia observando la cordillera, describiendo eventos de …

English Tool or Technology Data quality and standardization Others coleta de dados data

Epicollect5

Epicollect5 is a mobile & web application for free and easy data collection developed by the CGPS Team based at the Oxford University Big Data Institute. It provides both web …

English Report Best practices Citizen science assessment ... engajamento inovação social ...

Embedding citizen science into research policy

Incorporando a ciência cidadã à política pública Citizen science, i.e. the active engagement of citizens in scientific knowledge production, is a mode of research that can be applied in a …

English Scientific publication Citizen science assessment Citizen science cases ... CONSERVACIÓN MARINA detritos marinhos ...

The future of citizen science for marine litter research: What …

Public engagement in marine litter research is increasing. Further advancing this approach requires a critical examination of the benefits of citizen science and the primary challenges that we must overcome. …

Training

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Brazilian Portuguese Book Regulations and ethics Ciência cidadã direitos autorais ...

Livro Direitos autorais, plataformas de ciência cidadã e biodiversidade

O livro trata das publicações de registros de biodiversidade em plataformas de ciência cidadã perante aspectos dos direitos autorais. Abrange conteúdos metodológicos, filosóficos e científicos do estudo de biodiversidade no …

English Video Citizen science assessment Citizen science cases ... conservation evalutation ...

Interagency Citizen Science Toolkit

Are you inspired to develop a citizen science project or want to strengthen an existing one? This toolkit is for you! The 90-pageInteragency Citizen Science Toolkitis designed to guide science …

Brazilian Portuguese Others Introduction to citizen science ciência aberta Introdução ...

Curso O que é Ciência Aberta?

Este microcurso é parte integrante da primeira série da Formação Modular em Ciência Aberta, dividida em três cursos. O primeiro , “O que é Ciência Aberta?”, disponível para imediata inscrição, …

Spanish Guide or tutorial Introduction to citizen science guia prático Introdução ...

Guía para conocer la Ciencia Ciudadana

La “Guía para conocer la Ciencia Ciudadana”es el resultado de un trabajo interdisciplinario entre nuestra Fundación y la Universidad Autónoma de Chile, yestá dirigida a organizaciones e individuos que busquen …