North Carolina State University: Too Dark? Too Bright? Scientists Need Your Help to Make Reading Easier. “Scientists are launching a participatory project that allows people around the world to help answer research questions about challenges that can affect our ability to read in different settings.”

The Drive: This New Tool Will Hunt Down the Cheapest Gas Prices In Your Area. “The Gas Index allows you to add your vehicles and location to an account, so that when it serves up the cheapest gas, it’s automatically factoring in how far you’ll have to drive to get it, how thirsty your car is, and what octane it requires. According to its calculator, it’s $6.14 cheaper for me to drive 25 […]

#crowdsourcing #AI #GasPrices

'Appropriately called “The Gas Index,” the project started as a tool to track the price of a pint of beer, of all things, in Ireland. (It was called the “Guinndex.”)'

https://www.thedrive.com/news/nationwide-cheap-gas-tracker-uses-ai-to-call-20000-stations-google-cant-reach

Reposted from Engelbert Modo's LinkedIn post:

On recherche 15 talents motivés pour une immersion totale d'un mois !
Notre but ? Monter en compétences ensemble, par la pratique (Remote + Terrain), et produire des hashtag#données_géospatiales ouvertes qui serviront directement notre ville. 🌍

#UNMaps #UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #capacity_building #Crowdsourcing #GIS #OSM #humanitarian #Cameroon #UN_MAPPERS_CHAPTERS_INITIATIVE #opendata #communityengagement #Africa_engagement

Data Rescue Project: Save Our Signs: New photos, new maps, and a renewed sense of purpose. “With the completion of this new backend database, we’ve begun processing and publishing the photos that volunteers have submitted since the initial September 2025 deadline. Today, we have published over 2,500 new photos to the SOS Archive, and are hard at work processing about 1,500 more that have been […]