NASA Turns to Public for Help in Analyzing Vast Mission Data
NASA, overwhelmed by the vast amounts of data from its missions, is turning to the public for help. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and new legislation are paving the way for this collaborative approach.
Until recently, agencies lacked explicit authorization to engage with citizen scientists. However, in 2015, OSTP developed the Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit to guide agencies on how to use this resource. A senator, unnamed in current records, introduced the Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015 in September of the same year.
Now, NASA is studying the entire sky to uncover secrets about the solar system's formation. The task is immense, and NASA alone lacks the technical capacity and manpower to analyze all the data. Stepping in are over 30,000 volunteers who have offered their time and expertise to help NASA sift through the information.
OSTP's recent memo directs agencies to advance the use of citizen science and make participation easier. It also ensures that data and products from these projects remain free and open to the public. The Obama administration's 2013 pledge to foster a collaborative approach to innovation is thus being realized, with NASA leading the way.
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