Tag: big data

Citizen Science to track weather and climate change

By Eva Lewandowski, Mar 02, 2017

Many scientists rely on “small data” from  volunteers to understand local and global weather patterns and climate change. Collectively, the data are used to calibrate weather instruments on NASA satellites, or by the National Weather Service to refine forecasts or flood warnings.  Below, we highlight five projects turning small data into big impacts.  You can … Read more “Citizen Science to track weather and climate change”

Categories: Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Newsletter

Are You Up for an Innovation Challenge?

By Guest Contributor, Aug 17, 2015

Guest post by Carrie Freeman In the new world of Big Data, we’ve learned how to acquire great data, but we’re still struggling with accessing it, understanding it, and putting it to work. That’s especially true with environmental data, where the urgency of problems facing people right now is driving efforts to turn raw digital … Read more “Are You Up for an Innovation Challenge?”

Categories: Citizen Science, Computers & Technology