Average people help scientists collect valuable data in era of climate change . Many Web sites are available for citizen - collected data used in research . Researchers use an app to automatically identify plants , upload data . In South Africa , a teacher has started a network of people collecting info on toads .
Average people help scientists collect valuable data in era of climate change . Many Web sites are hubs for citizen-collected info used in research . Researchers developing iPhone app to automatically identify plants , upload data . In South Africa , a teacher has started a network of people collecting info on toads .