Transcribe old weather records Transcribe old log books
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Help transcribe weather measurements from ships log books to predict the climate’s future
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Help scientists recover worldwide weather observations made by Royal Navy ships around the time of World War I. These transcriptions will contribute to climate model projections and improve a database of weather extremes. Historians will use your work to track past ship movements and the stories of the people on board.
Logbooks are difficult for a computer to analyse accurately. Reading handwritten text is a skill that people and not computers excel in. Handwriting is often confused and misinterpreted by them, which can lead to errors in the data, which is why this project needs the human eye to transcribe the information contained within these log books.
You can view some explanatory videos here.
Website: http://helpfromhome.org/old-weather
Time taken: 10 to 20 minutes per log page
Impact: Helps to predict the climate's future
Cost: Nothing
Location: From anywhere in the UK / WorldThis opportunity was brought to you by Help From Home, which contains over 700 other micro-volunteer opportunities for you to explore! Please note, it has no connection with this opportunity.
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