Techdirt: Kristi Noem, DHS Again Getting Shitty Because Tech Tools Are Being Used To Warn People About ICE . “Suck it up, shitbirds. You’re the beneficiaries of full-throated support from a megalomaniac who has just untied the purse strings and dumped pretty much everything in it into ICE’s back pocket. ICE is on its way to becoming the largest law enforcement recipient of federal tax […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/20/techdirt-kristi-noem-dhs-again-getting-shitty-because-tech-tools-are-being-used-to-warn-people-about-ice/

Purdue University: Forts to files, reimagined: MRCC brings historic weather data into the digital age. “The MRCC recently launched a searchable, downloadable archive of 19th-century weather records. Pulled from more than 450 U.S. observation stations, including over 350 that have undergone quality control through NOAA Climate Data Base Modernization (CDMP) funding, the project digitized […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/19/forts-to-files-reimagined-mrcc-brings-historic-weather-data-into-the-digital-age-purdue-university/

Smartphones are not just communication tools

They’re becoming frontline responders in emergencies.

From crowdsourced hazard mapping to AI-driven data analysis, mobile tech is reshaping crisis management.

According to The Synergist, these innovations can save lives—but they also raise urgent questions about data accuracy and ethics.

Who gets counted? Who gets missed?

Credits: https://www.thesynergist.org/events/smartphones-become-the-new-emergency-response/

#politics #work #JobCuts #OralHistory #crowdsourcing

'The Federal Employees and Contractors Oral History Project... is seeking current and former federal employees and contractors to share their stories.'

https://www.fedmanager.com/news/your-story-matters-share-your-public-service-experience-for-history

Crowdsourcing events is hot! Here's my take on three articles about meeting and session crowdsourcing.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/09/three-perspectives-on-crowdsourcing-events

Ich benötige die Hilfe der Crowd.
Kann mir jemand etwas zu diesem Manufakturstempel sagen?
Er befindet sich auf der Unterseite einer Porzellanfigur, die aus dem Nachlass meiner Großeltern stammt.
Online habe ich leider nichts gefunden.
#schwarmwissen #crowdsourcing #porcelain

Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/08/palestinians-gaza-bluesky-spam #Palestinianterritories #Crowdsourcing #Crowdfunding #Technology #Bluesky #Gaza

Northern Arizona University: With new NAU research project, everyone’s an Antarctic scientist. “Working with Lumberjack Ph.D. student Gavin Moriarty, Salvatore will work with ecological researchers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica and the crowdsourcing platform Zooniverse to create a citizen science project aimed at measuring environmental change on the continent over the last […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/05/northern-arizona-university-with-new-nau-research-project-everyones-an-antarctic-scientist/

Lightningmaps.org: LightningMaps.org is a global #crowdsourcing project that lets you watch #lightning strikes in real time, drawing data from more than 500 volunteer-operated sensors. The site offers configurable web and mobile maps, showing not only each lightning...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/08/02-lightningmapsorg/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS

Food studies scholars can no longer ignore the rise of big data

Kelly Bronson
Irena Knezevic

#BigData #Crowdsourcing #Agriculture #AgriculturalApps #AgriculturalTech #AgTech

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/138

Snapshot Wisconsin: 10 Years and 100 Million Photos!. “…ten years later, Snapshot Wisconsin has accumulated over 2,000 trail cameras deployed across the entire state. In return of this immense effort, Snapshot has just reached a whopping 100 million photos collected, and still counting! To honor this celebration, we’ve assembled an interactive photo collection showcasing one photo from […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/28/snapshot-wisconsin-10-years-and-100-million-photos/

We’re here to dispel the persistent myth that #Wikipedia is an ‘unhelpful’ source of information. Wikipedia is a powerful #solarpunk system that’s already in our world Listen to Season 3 Episode 1 to learn more! https://linktr.ee/sci_burst

"Open Mapping for Climate Resilience" - a nice report from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, highlighting case studies where participatory mapping helps many different types of community prepare for many different types of climate problems. https://www.hotosm.org/uploads/ClimateResilienceCaseStudiesOfficial2025.pdf (PDF) #crowdsourcing #humanitarian #openstreetmap #climatereadiness @openstreetmap

#crowdsourcing #Malaysia #photography

'The government has launched the “Bersama Malaysiaku” campaign in conjunction with the upcoming National Day celebrations, inviting the public to contribute to a national photo archive that celebrates everyday Malaysians.'

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2025/07/24/share-your-malaysian-moment-government-launches-bersama-malaysiaku-national-photo-archive-campaign/185044

Malay Mail: Share your Malaysian moment: Government launches ‘Bersama Malaysiaku’ national photo archive campaign. “The government has launched the ‘Bersama Malaysiaku’ campaign in conjunction with the upcoming National Day celebrations, inviting the public to contribute to a national photo archive that celebrates everyday Malaysians. From today until September 30, Malaysians can […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/share-your-malaysian-moment-government-launches-bersama-malaysiaku-national-photo-archive-campaign-malay-mail/

Does asking attendees in advance for conference program suggestions work? No, it doesn't! Here's what does work…

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2010/02/conference-program-suggestions

North Carolina State University: Crowdsourcing New Range Data for North American Mammals. “At NC State University, researchers are exploring the shifting ranges of North American mammals, aided by biodiversity databases largely comprised of photographs captured on the devices most of us carry every day. They are also assisted by another crucial resource: human curiosity and the passion to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/21/ncsu-crowdsourcing-new-range-data-for-north-american-mammals/

Detroit Free Press: Decades of Michigan lake data, hidden in filing cabinets, digitized with volunteer help. “The 78 years of data on 1,300 Michigan lakes are now fully digitized and available to researchers and the public at the University of Michigan’s Deep Blue data repository. Resurrected from file cabinet drawers, the data is now being used to drive new research.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/18/detroit-free-press-decades-of-michigan-lake-data-hidden-in-filing-cabinets-digitized-with-volunteer-help/