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|field_cs_subject_areas=environment/climate | |field_cs_subject_areas=environment/climate | ||
|field_fields_of_science=Environmental sciences, Disaster risk reduction, GIS, | |field_fields_of_science=Environmental sciences, Disaster risk reduction, GIS, | ||
|field_project_description=GeoTag-X is an open source platform set up by [http://www.unitar.org/unosat/ UNITAR-UNOSAT] within Citizen Cyberlab to engage and educate volunteers all around the world in analysing media coming out of humanitarian crises and natural disasters. GeoTag-X aims to produce datasets that can be used in relief and recovery efforts by humanitarian and disaster response agencies, both within and outside the United Nations system. | |field_project_description=[http://geotagx.org/ GeoTag-X] is an open source platform set up by [http://www.unitar.org/unosat/ UNITAR-UNOSAT] within [http://citizencyberlab.org/ Citizen Cyberlab] to engage and educate volunteers all around the world in analysing media coming out of humanitarian crises and natural disasters. GeoTag-X aims to produce datasets that can be used in relief and recovery efforts by humanitarian and disaster response agencies, both within and outside the United Nations system. | ||
Large quantities of media, including photos and videos, are often generated during disasters and humanitarian operations. UNITAR-UNOSAT believes this media can complement existing efforts at gathering data to summarize disaster impacts and humanitarian response. With the GeoTag-X platform, we seek to gather all the relevant media coming out of a disaster situation or humanitarian operations, and to crowdsource analysis of that media so it can be used by the international community. | Large quantities of media, including photos and videos, are often generated during disasters and humanitarian operations. UNITAR-UNOSAT believes this media can complement existing efforts at gathering data to summarize disaster impacts and humanitarian response. With the GeoTag-X platform, we seek to gather all the relevant media coming out of a disaster situation or humanitarian operations, and to crowdsource analysis of that media so it can be used by the international community. | ||
GeoTag-X is built on the open source PyBossa and all code developed for GeoTag-X is made available on GitHub. | GeoTag-X is built on the open source [http://pybossa.com/ PyBossa] and all code developed for GeoTag-X is made available on [https://github.com/geotagx GitHub]. | ||
GeoTag-X currently hosts 14 projects covering various disaster-related topics. Some of these were simply developed as test cases as we implemented new ideas and code, and almost all of them have been developed in collaboration with external organizations and agencies such as the REACH Initiative, UNFAO Somalia, and Yamuna’s Daughter, a project by Women for Sustainable Cities. | GeoTag-X currently hosts 14 projects covering various disaster-related topics. Some of these were simply developed as test cases as we implemented new ideas and code, and almost all of them have been developed in collaboration with external organizations and agencies such as the [http://www.reach-initiative.org/ REACH Initiative], [http://www.fao.org/somalia/en/ UNFAO Somalia], and Yamuna’s Daughter, a project by [http://womenforsustainablecities.org/ Women for Sustainable Cities]. | ||
|field_purpose_of_project=The goals of the GeoTag-X project include: | |field_purpose_of_project=The goals of the GeoTag-X project include: | ||
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4. How can the software help the volunteers learn the process, understand and make associations? | 4. How can the software help the volunteers learn the process, understand and make associations? | ||
|field_location_of_activities=Worldwide, but the main team is based at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland | |field_location_of_activities=Worldwide, but the main team is based at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland | ||
|field_main_institution=UNOSAT | |field_main_institution=UNOSAT | ||
|field_partner_institutions=Citizen Cyberlab | |field_partner_institutions=Citizen Cyberlab | ||
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1) by analysing photos being collected in the projects – volunteers are asked to answer some short questions to assess what do they see in the photos they are presented with, and often to geolocate the photo; | 1) by analysing photos being collected in the projects – volunteers are asked to answer some short questions to assess what do they see in the photos they are presented with, and often to geolocate the photo; | ||
2) by finding and sending new relevant photos for the projects currently hosted on the platform either with the GeoTag-X Photo Collector extension for Google Chrome (for enabled projects) or by email; | 2) by finding and sending new relevant photos for the projects currently hosted on the platform either with the [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/geotag-x-photo-collector/objndpnfdmjgiaadijpcfbobahbdomjp?hl=en GeoTag-X Photo Collector] extension for Google Chrome (for enabled projects) or by [mailto:geotag-x@cern.ch email]; | ||
3) by contributing to the code through | 3) by contributing to the code through the [https://github.com/geotagx GeoTag-X's GitHub repository]. | ||
|field_Haklay_typology=crowdsourcing | |field_Haklay_typology=crowdsourcing | ||
|field_volonteer_computing=no | |field_volonteer_computing=no | ||
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|field_participant_contribution_type=data collection, data analysis | |field_participant_contribution_type=data collection, data analysis | ||
|field_gaming_elements=other | |field_gaming_elements=other | ||
|field_interaction_with_objects= | |field_interaction_with_objects=GeoTag-X Analysts interact with the interface in two ways: | ||
*by answering some short multiple choice questions | |||
* by geolocating pictures on a map. To perform this task, volunteers are asked to draw a polygon around the area they want to select. Various tools have been designed to help the volunteers with this hard task, such as a satellite and an aerial map, as well as zoom in and out options. | |||
When they first start a project, volunteers are presented with a short tour that has been built into the project template to explain what each section is and what the volunteer is expected to do. The tour also points out helpful tools, like the zoom function on the photo and the link to the photo source. The tour is only shown to the volunteer on their first time accessing a project because the interface for the different projects is standardized, therefore once they learn one they can use them all. | When they first start a project, volunteers are presented with a short tour that has been built into the project template to explain what each section is and what the volunteer is expected to do. The tour also points out helpful tools, like the zoom function on the photo and the link to the photo source. The tour is only shown to the volunteer on their first time accessing a project because the interface for the different projects is standardized, therefore once they learn one they can use them all. | ||
Each project has also a built-in tutorial that is being presented to every Analyst on his or her first time contributing to a project. The tutorial gives a condensed explanation of why each questions is being asked on the project, along with examples of what to look for in the photos. Volunteers have also the option to read an help box that gives more information about how to better answer the questions they are presented with. | Each project has also a built-in tutorial that is being presented to every Analyst on his or her first time contributing to a project. The tutorial gives a condensed explanation of why each questions is being asked on the project, along with examples of what to look for in the photos. Volunteers have also the option to read an help box that gives more information about how to better answer the questions they are presented with. | ||
|field_interface_attractivity=cool/attractive | |field_interface_attractivity=cool/attractive | ||
|field_interface_usability=easy to use | |field_interface_usability=easy to use | ||
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|field_socialsoftware_sites=Twitter | |field_socialsoftware_sites=Twitter | ||
|field_event_types=Hack Days, other | |field_event_types=Hack Days, other | ||
|field_community_roles=Problem solving ( | |field_community_roles=Forum participation, Code contribution, Problem solving (photos analysis and geolocation), | ||
|field_team_work=N/A | |field_team_work=N/A | ||
|field_last_edition=2015/12/08 | |field_last_edition=2015/12/08 |
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