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Policy makers rely on large quantities of environmental data to understand and respond to environmental change. One way to gather this crucial information is from community volunteers who record observations of plants, animals or environments.
Sandbox worked with the Environment and Heritage Group to develop a concept for a Citizen Science platform that connects, encourages and empowers citizen scientists.
After identifying the needs of the different user groups of the platform, we were able to design and test various potential features of the hub. We uncovered that fundamentally Citizen scientists are motivated by the opportunity to make a positive contribution, and by knowing that their data is going to the right place – which led to the redesign of several key elements of the hub.
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The final hub design represented a significant shift in thinking for the Environment and Heritage Group, giving the team new confidence in the value proposition of the platform. We put together a pitch pack and concept prototype to assist the team with the funding process.
