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International Congress on Environmental
Modelling and Software
7th International Congress on Environmental
Modelling and Software
Jun 17th, 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Modeling with citizen scientists: Using
community- based modeling tools to develop
citizen science projects
Steven Gray
University of Massachusetts, [email protected]
David Mellor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, [email protected]
Rebecca Jordan
Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway, [email protected]
Alycia Crall
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, [email protected]
Greg Newman
Colorado State University, [email protected]
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Steven Gray, David Mellor, Rebecca Jordan, Alycia Crall, and Greg Newman, "Modeling with citizen scientists: Using communitybased modeling tools to develop citizen science projects" ( June 17, 2014). International Congress on Environmental Modelling and
Software. Paper 27.
http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/iemssconference/2014/Stream-F/27
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