ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture
Experimental citizen science offers new ways to organize on-farm testing of crop varieties and other agronomic options. Its implementation at scale requires software that streamlines the process of experimental design, data collection and analysis, so that different organizations can support trials....
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| author | Quirós, Carlos de Sousa, Kauê Steinke, Jonathan Madriz, Brandon Laporte, Marie-Angélique Arnaud, Elizabeth Manners, Rhys Ortíz-Crespo, Berta Muller, Anna van Etten, Jacob |
| author_browse | Arnaud, Elizabeth Laporte, Marie-Angélique Madriz, Brandon Manners, Rhys Muller, Anna Ortíz-Crespo, Berta Quirós, Carlos Steinke, Jonathan de Sousa, Kauê van Etten, Jacob |
| author_facet | Quirós, Carlos de Sousa, Kauê Steinke, Jonathan Madriz, Brandon Laporte, Marie-Angélique Arnaud, Elizabeth Manners, Rhys Ortíz-Crespo, Berta Muller, Anna van Etten, Jacob |
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| description | Experimental citizen science offers new ways to organize on-farm testing of crop varieties and other agronomic options. Its implementation at scale requires software that streamlines the process of experimental design, data collection and analysis, so that different organizations can support trials. This article considers ClimMob software developed to facilitate implementing experimental citizen science in agriculture. We describe the software design process, including our initial design choices, the architecture and functionality of ClimMob, and the methodology used for incorporating user feedback. Initial design choices were guided by the need to shape a workflow that is feasible for farmers and relevant for farmers, breeders and other decision-makers. Workflow and software concepts were developed concurrently. The resulting approach supported by ClimMob is triadic comparisons of technology options (tricot), which allows farmers to make simple comparisons between crop varieties or other agricultural technologies tested on farms. The software was built using Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE), to allow for a flexible, modular design of software that is easy to maintain. Source is open-source and built on existing components that generally have a broad user community, to ensure their continuity in the future. Key components include Open Data Kit, ODK Tools, PyUtilib Component Architecture. The design of experiments and data analysis is done through R packages, which are all available on CRAN. Constant user feedback and short communication lines between the development teams and users was crucial in the development process. Development will continue to further improve user experience, expand data collection methods and media channels, ensure integration with other systems, and to further improve the support for data-driven decision-making. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1360962025-11-11T17:41:00Z ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture Quirós, Carlos de Sousa, Kauê Steinke, Jonathan Madriz, Brandon Laporte, Marie-Angélique Arnaud, Elizabeth Manners, Rhys Ortíz-Crespo, Berta Muller, Anna van Etten, Jacob climate change varieties crop diversification technology adoption digital technology farmer participation citizen science Experimental citizen science offers new ways to organize on-farm testing of crop varieties and other agronomic options. Its implementation at scale requires software that streamlines the process of experimental design, data collection and analysis, so that different organizations can support trials. This article considers ClimMob software developed to facilitate implementing experimental citizen science in agriculture. We describe the software design process, including our initial design choices, the architecture and functionality of ClimMob, and the methodology used for incorporating user feedback. Initial design choices were guided by the need to shape a workflow that is feasible for farmers and relevant for farmers, breeders and other decision-makers. Workflow and software concepts were developed concurrently. The resulting approach supported by ClimMob is triadic comparisons of technology options (tricot), which allows farmers to make simple comparisons between crop varieties or other agricultural technologies tested on farms. The software was built using Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE), to allow for a flexible, modular design of software that is easy to maintain. Source is open-source and built on existing components that generally have a broad user community, to ensure their continuity in the future. Key components include Open Data Kit, ODK Tools, PyUtilib Component Architecture. The design of experiments and data analysis is done through R packages, which are all available on CRAN. Constant user feedback and short communication lines between the development teams and users was crucial in the development process. Development will continue to further improve user experience, expand data collection methods and media channels, ensure integration with other systems, and to further improve the support for data-driven decision-making. 2024-02 2024-01-02T11:25:27Z 2024-01-02T11:25:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136096 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Quiros, C.; De Sousa, K.; Steinke, J.; Madriz, B.; Laporte, M.; Arnaud, E.; Manners, R.; Ortiz-Crespo, B.; Muller, A.; Van Etten, J. (2023) ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 217: 108539. ISSN: 0168-1699 |
| spellingShingle | climate change varieties crop diversification technology adoption digital technology farmer participation citizen science Quirós, Carlos de Sousa, Kauê Steinke, Jonathan Madriz, Brandon Laporte, Marie-Angélique Arnaud, Elizabeth Manners, Rhys Ortíz-Crespo, Berta Muller, Anna van Etten, Jacob ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture |
| title | ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture |
| title_full | ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture |
| title_fullStr | ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture |
| title_short | ClimMob: Software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture |
| title_sort | climmob software to support experimental citizen science in agriculture |
| topic | climate change varieties crop diversification technology adoption digital technology farmer participation citizen science |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136096 |
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