GLOBE Observer
by NASA
🗂️ Education
Version 3.0.0 💾 6 Mb
📅 Updated October 11, 2019
GLOBE Observer invites you to take environmental observations supporting NASA.
Features GLOBE Observer
GLOBE Observer invites you to make observations of the Earth around you.
Observations you collect and submit with this app are designed to help scientists better understand satellite data collected by NASA from space.
The current version includes four capabilities.
GLOBE Clouds allows observers to make regular observations of the Earth’s cloud cover and compare them to NASA satellite observations.
With GLOBE Mosquito Habitat Mapper, users locate mosquito habitats, observe and identify mosquito larvae, and reduce the potential threat of mosquito borne disease.
GLOBE Land Cover is designed to allow users to document what is on the land (trees, grass, buildings, etc.).
GLOBE Trees asks users to estimate a tree’s height by taking pictures of trees with their device and answering a few questions.
Additional capabilities may be added.
By using the GLOBE Observer app, you are joining the GLOBE community and contributing important scientific data to NASA and GLOBE, your local community, and students and scientists worldwide.
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment.The GLOBE Observer app now includes the Clouds, Mosquito Habitat Mapper, Land Cover and Trees tools in eleven different languages.
This latest release also includes various bug fixes and enhancements, improved compass performance, and support for off-line data collection.
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What Our Users Say
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what our users have to say about our Android app.
"I love that this platform is there for m to avail myself of and participate in things previously not able to include me."
Elaine Marie Gashy Nelson
"Everything works well. Easy to use interface and comprehensive explanations. I'm enjoying making contributions to science!"
Susan J
"Needs LOTS more UI work. App installed with the name "Observer", so itwashard to find. Better would have been Globe Observer or NASA Globe Observer . Requirement to make multiple observations for each data point, rather than a 360 photo scan make it much less user friendly. Default pw is weak, too short-6 char, and hard to remember letter number mix. BAD UI. Four word or even 3 word diceware type pw would be stronger and easier to remember. And why does this need security? See xkcd Log in to account on computer has no way to change pw except 'forgot pw' routine. **** App stalls on sending photos-Bug fixed. Since I'm only using it for cloud observations, would be nice to be able to default to entering a new obs, instead of being offered trees and mosquitoes. NEXT on opening screen disappears and is replaced by "Go to Website" as I touch NEXT, gives me irrelevant website instead of APP."
Peter Liepmann
"Tried to make an account and after the account creation process failed and froze, my pw became "invalid." My email was also listed as "already in use." After attempting a pw reset, I was immediately barred from the account until an arbitrarily decided upon time. I will never use this app again. If I could give zero stars, I would. I've no words to describe my level of frustration. It seems you've indeed earned your dismal overall rating."
Lilith Bennett
"App is just upadting,not even worked a single time in 2 days. Please make it compatible for One Plus Android user."
ajay rathore
"App not working."
Hardy Njuguna
"Go NASA, go! Best app ever! Except... Minor issue, it's not working. Android 7, endless update. I sacrifice 5 stars to make this app shine again."
Ed Silinieks
"Says updates are available, starts updating and is then stuck there forever. Haven't been able to open the app as yet. Using a Samsung S21 latest software and all updates done. Tried on wifi and cellular."
John Charsley
"Stuck on update screen as pf 2022-01-14"
Joe A
"o aplicativo ja deveria ser baixado na ultima versão. Ele simplesmente pede pra atualizar e trava...."
Thiago dos Santos Silva
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Available for Android 8.0 and above