4.3.5 Appropriate Cache Use
The use of caches for citizen science is core to this research, and when caches would work was a topic of conversation in every discussion. There was agreement of the potential caches provided for more systematic data collection. Different factors were discussed that would influence whether a project warranted physical caches, physical caches, virtual caches, or a combination of the two. The remainder of this section covers those factors.Number of VisitsThe core element to consider when choosing the cache type is the number of visits needed to a site. Our participants agreed that anytime a site needs to be visited again, a physical object would make the site easier to find [P1-9]. Even if repeat visits were not needed, marking a cache would allow the site to be returned to if there were interesting/possibly incorrect parts of the data [P4]. This is in conflict with possible impact from caches [see Impact in 4.3.5]. Participants mentioned using physical objects such as rock cairns [P6&7], rebar [P5] and marking tape [P1] in previous projects. The choice of object depended what was easy to carry or what was on site as well as the time between visits affecting the site [see Destruction of caches in 4.3.5].
Friday, January 18, 2013
Feedback for Affinity write-up
I am writing up my affinity diagramming results, starting with a category I am confident will remain (I am using this write-up to make sure I didn't miss anything). Can you guys give me some feedback on a sample of this, to make sure my form is correct? The titles are subject to change.
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