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PLAN-B Citizen Science Workshop for the Lost At Night app

AquaPLAN’s sister project, PLAN-B held a citizen science workshop on their Lost At Night application (app) on 26 September 2024. The workshop gave attendees the opportunity to beta test the first version of the app and share their initial feedback and impressions on its functionality and their user experience. Along with a discussion of the vital role individuals play in our citizen science activities to better understand and manage light pollution, a thorough overview of the app’s capabilities and functionality was provided by the PLAN-B team.

Lost At Night is one of PLAN-B’s results from the analysis of light pollution in Europe, providing new evidence through the use of citizen science methodologies. The recording of the held workshop is publicly available and can be accessed here. To improve the app and make it easier to use, the PLAN-B consortium will compile the suggestions and remarks made during the workshop. The first draft of the European light pollution map will be publicly presented in November, along with a larger workshop to exhibit the upgraded app.

The Lost At Night app is designed to help georeference images taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The goal is to create a global map of Earth’s lights at night to measure and track light pollution. By accurately aligning images with geographical coordinates, the app contributes to valuable environmental data collection, which can be used for scientific research, monitoring light pollution, and understanding its impact on ecosystems and human health. This application already brings up to date the previous ten years of work of the Cities At Night project.

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