Accepted Poster
Poster Short Abstract
This poster presents the main citizen science outputs from the Iliad project [https://ocean-twin.eu], which developed over 20 localised digital twins of the ocean. Several twins featured citizen science as a core component. The poster summarises lessons learned and reusable results from the project.
Poster Abstract
This poster presents the main citizen science outputs from the Iliad project [https://ocean-twin.eu], which developed over 20 localised Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTOs). Several of these DTOs featured citizen science as a core component. These citizen science DTOs covered a wide range of ocean fields including biodiversity (jellyfish swarms and invasive species), oil spills, aquaculture, harbour safety, and cultural heritage.
Key developments include: (i) an Ocean Information Model for semantic interoperability of (citizen science) marine data; (ii) new citizen science apps for data collection; (iii) an online course about citizen science for digital twin developers hosted within the Iliad Academy; (iv) tools to help generate semantic knowledge graphs (including OntoWeaver and SemFlow); (v) contributions to a global catalogue of marine citizen science which identified over 1200 marine citizen science initiatives; and (vi) the establishment of a citizen science community within the UNESCO IOC Ocean Best Practices System Repository. The key outputs from the project are all made available through the Iliad Marketplace [https://ocean-twin.eu/marketplace].
These outputs demonstrate how citizen science can enhance digital twin development and marine monitoring, while also fostering public engagement and knowledge exchange. The poster summarises lessons learned and highlights tools and practices that can be reused in future projects (such as methods and best practices).
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