User Motivation
Long-term motivation in Citizen Science is one of the critical elements for a successful project. Motivational features can counteract the dropout rate, build a vibrant community in Citizen Science Apps, and are supported by a strong focus on design and usability.
Custom Push Messages
Integrated tool for reaching out to every participant in your project's App with custom short messages for news, updates, and project involvement
Badges
Earned by ongoing participation, Badges are rewards for the user for active involvement and are visible to all connections in the user community.
Custom Spot Names
Possibility to let participants input a custom Spot name for their observations for increased identification and information
Timelines
Creating ongoing chronological observations of the same location or object for change-data recording and user data diary
Statistics Panels
Displaying chronological data from Timeline observations in the form of line charts and statistics in the detail-view of a Spot
Top Spots
Option for project administrators to highlight core data entries of the project or user contributions with high quality or importance
Spot Collection Panel
A User-Profile panel with an ever-growing collection of all contributions of a user in the project's App
Dynamic Observation Counter
An increasing counter of all combined data contributions by the community in the top area of the project App
Community Motivation
Due to the integrated digital-social Community Toolkit, users find an active and welcoming environment for participation.
Project-to-User Message Boards
Project administrators and moderators can contact users privately to get in contact and provide feedback.