University of Zurich

  • CrowdWater

    • Project lead: Prof. Jan Seibert & Dr. Ilja van Meerveld
    • Physical Geography Division Department of Geography
    • Address: University of Zurich - Irchel Winterthurerstr. 190 CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Telephone: +41 44 635 51 74
    • Topic: Weather, Land use, Water, Waste
    • Activity: Online game, measuring, photography, counting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://crowdwater.ch/en/welcome-to-crowdwater/
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    CrowdWater is a hydrological citizen science project of the University of Zurich. CrowdWater uses an app to collect data about water. No prior knowledge is required to participate.What is the project about?CrowdWater stands for independent and reliable data collection by anyone with an interest in water. The observations collected with the CrowdWater app can complement existing measurements and be used for hydrological modeling. The method is being developed in Zurich and will also be used...

  • Griaßdi!

    A person is holding a mobile phone and using the "Griaßdi!" smartphone app.
    • Project lead: Anja Hasse
    • University of Zurich, Department of German Studies
    • Address: Schönberggasse 9, CH–8001 Zürich
    • Telephone: +41 44 634 25 10
    • Topic: Language, Living together
    • Activity: Online game, identifying, writing, translating
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Family-friendly: Family-friendly
    • Project link: https://www.ds.uzh.ch/de/projekte/griassdi.html
    Using an app, this research project aims at documenting the present-day diversity of Bavarian-Austrian dialects. Citizen scientists answer questions about their dialect, can interview people in their local communities, and are invited to explore and analyse the collected data themselves.