Zooniverse

Zooniverse is a citizen science platform that allows people from all around the world to contribute to scientific research projects. It was launched in 2007 by a team of researchers and developers at the University of Oxford and has since become one of the largest online platforms for citizen science.

The main idea behind Zooniverse is to engage volunteers in various scientific endeavors by providing them with real data and tasks that can contribute to research in fields such as astronomy, biology, climate science, humanities, and more. The platform hosts a wide range of projects, each focusing on a specific research question or task.

Participants on Zooniverse can access project data and contribute through tasks like classifying images, transcribing documents, identifying objects, or analyzing patterns. The collective efforts of thousands or even millions of volunteers enable researchers to process vast amounts of data that would be impractical for small research teams to handle on their own.

Zooniverse projects have led to significant scientific discoveries and have facilitated advancements in many fields. For example, the platform's users have contributed to the discovery of new galaxies, the identification of rare species, the mapping of celestial bodies, and the preservation of historical records.

Release: 2009

Website: https://www.zooniverse.org/