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Earth observation for citizen science validation, or citizen science for earth observation validation? The role of quality assurance of volunteered observations (2017)
Journal Article
Leibovici, D. G., Williams, J., Rosser, J. F., Hodges, C., Chapman, C., Higgins, C., & Jackson, M. J. (2017). Earth observation for citizen science validation, or citizen science for earth observation validation? The role of quality assurance of volunteered observations. Data, 2(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/data2040035

Environmental policy involving citizen science (CS) is of growing interest. In support of this open data stream of information, validation or quality assessment of the CS geo-located data to their appropriate usage for evidence-based policy making ne... Read More about Earth observation for citizen science validation, or citizen science for earth observation validation? The role of quality assurance of volunteered observations.

Rapid flood inundation mapping using social media, remote sensing and topographic data (2017)
Journal Article
Rosser, J. F., Leibovici, D., & Jackson, M. (in press). Rapid flood inundation mapping using social media, remote sensing and topographic data. Natural Hazards, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2755-0

Flood events cause substantial damage to urban and rural areas. Monitoring water extent during large-scale flooding is crucial in order to identify the area affected and to evaluate damage. During such events, spatial assessments of floodwater may be... Read More about Rapid flood inundation mapping using social media, remote sensing and topographic data.