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Weather Detective wants you
Be a citizen scientist and help collate the weather facts from 13 old ships' log booksAn initiative of ABC Science and the University of Southern Queensland, Weather Detective is a citizen-science project running during Science Week this August 16-24 that aims to help uncover important weather records hidden in the log books of ships that sailed the seas around Australia in the 1890s and 1900s.
Weather Detective is seeking the assistance of citizen scientists to search through a bunch of old ships’ log books for weather observations and – using a simple web interface – transcribe those observations into a global database of weather over the centuries.
You can join in from the comfort of your lounge room. All you need is a computer or tablet and a connection to the internet. Throughout the month of August, Weather Detective is taking a crowd-sourcing approach to reduce its workload and asks regular folk to get involved and help the scientists with their research.
To take part in ‘Weather Detective’ you first need to register with your details, including a valid email address and a password. Schools can also join in – an adult just needs to register for the group.
Before you start finding weather information in the log books you will be guided through a quick tutorial on what to do. Follow the instructions on how to tag and transcribe weather observations in the log books. Weather Detective will keep track of the images so you can chart your progress.
Once you’ve transcribed 20 observations you’re eligible to enter the competition to win a tablet device. There is a separate prize for school groups and your school group will need to transcribe 50 observations to be eligible to enter the school’s competition. More at
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