#EuroDaCe is a new project to compile a #crowdsourced database of public information about #datacenters, with a focus on facilities operating within Europe and towards estimating their environmental footprints (carbon and water usage).
Critical geospatial information is sourced from #openstreetmap but must be further processed and combined towards creating the desired impact metrics.
Description and first release are available here:
Thanks to Sufyan bin Uzayr for enlarging and updating the #OpenAccessDirectory (#OAD) list of Declarations in support of #OpenAccess.
https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Declarations_in_support_of_OA
All OAD lists are #crowdsourced. If you'd like to help make any of them more comprehensive and up to date, here's how to get started.
http://bit.ly/oad-get-started
@cosmiclibrarian “Ultimately, the early 2026 fireball wave highlights a glaring blind spot in our planetary defense and astronomical monitoring.
Right now, scientists are relying heavily on #crowdsourced eyewitness accounts to calculate #trajectories. When the 7-ton asteroid exploded over Ohio, the only #AMS affiliated #AllskyCamera in the state was offline.”
Loosing Carl, terrible; Loosing his expertise is really bad right now.
From Mother Jones magazine: #IMMIGRATION
This #Programmer Wants to Use Your #Phone to #Fight #ICE
Sherman Austin’s #text #alerts are #powering #community #defense.
Article by DAVID PEISNER
MARCH 26, 2026
His #cellphone buzzes constantly, mostly #notifications requiring his attention from StopICE.net, a #crowdsourced #nationwide #alert #system he developed to let users know when #federal immigration #officers are nearby.
‘Pokémon Go’ players unknowingly trained delivery robots with 30 billion images
In other words, all that time users spent wandering around playing #Pokémon Go will now help determine how well courier #robots can deliver your take out.
It’s a stark example of how #crowdsourced #data, seemingly collected for one purpose, can be quietly repurposed years later for something quite different.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/pokemon-go-delivery-robots-crowdsourcing/
Thanks to Sufyan bin Uzayr for enlarging and updating the #OpenAccessDirectory (#OAD) list of #advocacy organizations for #OpenAccess.
Like all OAD lists, this one is #crowdsourced. Here's how to help make any of the OAD lists more comprehensive and up to date.
http://bit.ly/oad-get-started
I created the first release of the Digital Literacy #crowdsourced book, with the first two parts complete. #GitHub releases will also be archived on #Zenodo and assigned a DOI. Please feel free to comment or contribute.
The chapter outline is ready for the #crowdsourced book on Digital Literacy. Please feel free to contribute or comment.
#freebooks #OpenSource #digitalliteracy
#openknowledge #commons
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