Public recruited to help interpret Mars images.

[RGClark]

Public can help interpret flood of UA camera's Mars pictures.
By Dan Sorenson
Arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.24.2007
"Computer users with some time and bandwidth on their hands can help
investigate the cosmos. Using a Web-based application called
Clickworker, users can help classify the land features in the flood of
pictures coming back from the University of Arizona's Mars-orbiting
camera.
"HiRISE (High-resolution Imaging Science Experiment) is sending back
so much information that planetary scientists are looking forward to
help classifying the images for a database of Martian land
formations.
"Volunteers are asked to train for a few minutes identifying test
images on a HiRISE Web site, "stamping" features on the Mars pictures
with icons for boulders, channels, craters, dust devils, windstreaks,
dunes, gullies, lava, layers, patterned land, polar areas and one
called just plain "interesting."
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/science/175126


Clickworkers for HiRISE.
http://clickworkers.arc.nasa.gov/hirise


Bob Clark

[ToSeek]

Here be monsters!

[A.DIM]

Indeed!

We saw what happened when they allowed some interns to release that "catbox face!"

[Torsten]

I took part in the clickworkers pilot study back in late 2000, and posted about it at the Matt's Scripts version of this board. I think I learned about it through an article in Sky and Telescope, or in Science.

Seems the results were impressive enough for them to continue with the concept.

[loglo]

Wonder if they have a Hoagland filter?

[R.A.F.]

We saw what happened when they allowed some interns to release that "catbox face!"

Haven't we been over this before?

Do you really want to "revisit" that discussion??

[A.DIM]

Haven't we been over this before?

Indeed, that's exactly what I refer to.

You like answering your own questions?

Do you really want to "revisit" that discussion??

Not really; my point was to show what can happen when/if the public are recruited to process scientific data; albeit, those interns weren't really the public.

[R.A.F.]

...my point was to show what can happen when/if the public are recruited to process scientific data; albeit, those interns weren't really the public.

Ah yes...a point that is pointless.

[A.DIM]

Ah yes, those were trained individuals, and yet they released what they did!

Maybe you'd do a better job "interpreting" Mars pics, eh?

[R.A.F.]

Ah yes, those were trained individuals, and yet they released what they did!

How dare they!!!

So tell me...what difference does it make?? I mean really, who cares who released what??

The factual outcome is that the mesa does not in any way resemble a face.

[A.DIM]

RAF, you're claiming a "factual outcome" based on photos.


Getting back to the OP, I don't think it's a good idea to allow the public to interpret Mars images.
Do you?

[R.A.F.]

RAF, you're claiming a "factual outcome" based on photos.

So it looks like a "face" to you...even now??

Getting back to the OP, I don't think it's a good idea to allow the public to interpret Mars images.

Do you?

If the "public" includes Hoagland, then my answer would be NO...however...

If something "interesting" is spotted, I would imagine that mission scientists would want to have a look at it, themselves...the "public interpretation" would certainly not be the final word on the matter.

[RGClark]

RAF, you're claiming a "factual outcome" based on photos.


Getting back to the OP, I don't think it's a good idea to allow the public to interpret Mars images.
Do you?

Judging from Torsten's post apparently NASA thinks having the public take part in it is a good idea.
Look at how much interest was generated by the SETI@Home project.


Bob Clark