1.0weobservehttps://www.weobserve.eunikoletta karitsiotihttps://www.weobserve.eu/author/karitsioti/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.weobserve.eu/the-weobserve-coordinator-dr-steffen-fritz-talking-in-the-2nd-weobserve-newsletter/">Interview of the WeObserve coordinator, Dr. Steffen Fritz, for the 2nd WeObserve newsletter</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.weobserve.eu/the-weobserve-coordinator-dr-steffen-fritz-talking-in-the-2nd-weobserve-newsletter/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Interview of the WeObserve coordinator, Dr. Steffen Fritz, for the 2nd WeObserve newsletter” — weobserve" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://www.weobserve.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Interview-Photo.png560315We spoke with Dr. Steffen Fritz, the WeObserve coordinator, and head of the Center for Earth Observation and Citizen Science (EOCS) in the Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). With citizen science gaining ground and trending in modern science, we asked Steffen his thoughts on why someone would want to be citizen scientist, and what would be the main benefits of getting involved in citizen science. “It is very important to […]