Aurorasaurus

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Aurorasaurus is a

crowdsourced observations from a mobile app and social media, namely Twitter and Facebook
.

Development

Aurorasaurus was created by

geolocation data.[2]

Aurorasaurus has been supported by NASA and the National Science Foundation.[3][4] It has been developed through a collaboration between NASA, the non-profit New Mexico Consortium, Pennsylvania State University, and the company Science Education Solutions.[5]

Usage

External videos
video icon Prime Model and "Aurorasaurus" Auroral Observations, NASA Video, 0:47, March 7, 2016

Aurorasaurus contains a real-time map that displays the location of tweets that talk about auroras and have

geolocation data.[2] Users then verify if the tweets indicate a sighting.[6] Aurorasaurus also plots a "view-line" onto the map which shows users the predicted area in which they can see the aurora according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's aurora forecast model OVATION Prime.[4] Once enough users report a sighting in an area or around the view-line, a notification is sent to other users in the local area.[4]

Hundreds of citizen science observations collected by the Aurorasaurus team from March to April 2015 showed that more people reported seeing auroras closer to the

emergency responders.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rozell, Ned (April 2, 2015). "Citizen science meets the aurora". University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
  2. ^ a b c Mason, Betsy (July 2, 2015). "The 'Aurorasaurus' Maps This Year's Spectacular Auroras". Wired. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Springtime night lights: Finding the aurora". National Science Foundation. March 31, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e Patel, Kasha (March 7, 2016). "Citizen Scientists Help NASA Understand Auroras". Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. Smithsonian Magazine
    . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Mortillaro, Nicole (March 9, 2016). "Scientists want your help to better predict northern lights". Global News. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

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