Citizen Science GIS

Mission Statement:  We make geospatial technologies for science more accessible and understandable by fostering relationships between communities and scientists, of all ages, across the globe.

Learn more: Our Citizen Science GIS organization is a 2017 Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award Winner (one of four higher education awardees worldwide). We are housed at University of Central Florida and work across the globe. Visit our site at www.citizensciencegis.org. 

A team of students measuring beach debris on a shoreline

Our NSF undergraduate team measuring beach debris with a quadrat in Hopkins, Belize.

Our Core Values in Action

    • We respect, appreciate, and engage with all forms of knowledge.
    • We connect science and society by developing meaningful relationships.
    • We actively create sustainable and inventive solutions to social and environmental challenges.
    • We inspire the next generation to drive change.