Landcover Supplementary Photos added - GLOBE Data User Guide
GLOBE Data User Guide
To discover all the various ways to use GLOBE data, download the GLOBE Data User Guide (PDF) (version 2.0, effective 30 December 2022).
Learn how to access and interpret GLOBE data with this Data User Guide. Inside, members can find appendices on GLOBE's associated metadata, the types of variables available for download, primers on our different protocols and more.
GLOBE data is collected and submitted by GLOBE-trained teachers, students and citizen scientists. GLOBE also collects additional data from automated weather stations and individual data loggers. Through the hard work of these participants, over 200 million measurements have been logged into GLOBE archives and made available for public use.
Version 1.0 of the Data User Guide is available for reference.
On 12/22/2023 the Observer app / Landcover module was modified to allow users to include up to 4 "special feature" photos. The intent is to allow users to photograph up to 4 features which may exist in the landcover site being surveyed. These photos are optional and are not required to be taken in the cardinal directions. Directional information is obtained from the mobile device when available and is stored with the photos as "extra data" which can be used by researchers.