What is Observation.org?
{{infobox website | name = Observation.org | logo = Obs-logo-observation-org.svg | screenshot = Observation-org-screenshot-home-2023-12-19-09-42-48.png |url={{URL|https://observation.org}} | commercial = No | type = [[Citizen science]] | area_served = Worldwide | registration = Optional | owner = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004|df=yes|br=no}} | current_status = Active }} '''Observation.org''' is a website that scientists use to [[wikt:validate|validate]] and exchange their scientific observations. The website and mobile apps, such as ObsIdentify, allow users to access this information. It has more than 238 million nature data entries and almost 82 million photos.<ref name=obs-stats-1>{{cite web |url=https://observation.org/stats/ |title=Statistics |website=Observation.org |access-date=2024-03-14}}</ref> It is operated by the [[non-profit organization]] Observation International.<ref name=observation-international-1>{{cite web |url=https://www.observation-international.org |title=Observation International |website=observation-international.org |access-date=2024-03-14}}</ref> == Data quality == Experts check if the data is correct.<ref name=obs-validation-1>{{cite web |url=https://observation.org/pages/validation/ |title=Validation |website=Observation.org |access-date=2023-12-24}}</ref> [[Artificial intelligence]] (AI) tools help handle a lot of data effectively.<ref name=pub-impact-data-quality-1> {{cite journal |title=The impact of data quality filtering of opportunistic citizen science data on species distribution model performance |journal=Ecological Modelling |volume=444 |date=2021-03-15 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380021000260 |doi=10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109453 |last1=Van Eupen |first1=Camille |last2=Maes |first2=Dirk |last3=Herremans |first3=Marc |last4=Swinnen |first4=Kristijn R.R. |last5=Somers |first5=Ben |last6=Luca |first6=Stijn |bibcode=2021EcMod.44409453V |hdl=1854/LU-8693490 |hdl-access=free}}</ref> Human experts have the final say on all of the support