Citizen science with colour blindness: A case study on the Forel-Ule scale.
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
12
02
2021
accepted:
24
03
2021
entrez:
19
4
2021
pubmed:
20
4
2021
medline:
13
10
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Many citizen science projects depend on colour vision. Examples include classification of soil or water types and biological monitoring. However, up to 1 in 11 participants are colour blind. We simulate the impact of various forms of colour blindness on measurements with the Forel-Ule scale, which is used to measure water colour by eye with a 21-colour scale. Colour blindness decreases the median discriminability between Forel-Ule colours by up to 33% and makes several colour pairs essentially indistinguishable. This reduces the precision and accuracy of citizen science data and the motivation of participants. These issues can be addressed by including uncertainty estimates in data entry forms and discussing colour blindness in training materials. These conclusions and recommendations apply to colour-based citizen science in general, including other classification and monitoring activities. Being inclusive of the colour blind increases both the social and scientific impact of citizen science.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33872327
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249755
pii: PONE-D-21-04836
pmc: PMC8055037
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0249755Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Références
Public Underst Sci. 2016 Jan;25(1):45-60
pubmed: 26346340
Nat Commun. 2020 Oct 28;11(1):5444
pubmed: 33116149
Sci Total Environ. 2017 Aug 15;592:738-744
pubmed: 28318695
J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2012 Mar 1;29(3):313-20
pubmed: 22472762
Environ Sci Technol. 2012 Apr 3;46(7):3687-96
pubmed: 22393874
Nature. 2020 Sep;585(7825):357-362
pubmed: 32939066
J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 1997 Oct;14(10):2647-55
pubmed: 9316278
PLoS One. 2013 Jun 12;8(6):e63766
pubmed: 23776435
Public Underst Sci. 2020 Aug;29(6):614-633
pubmed: 32677865
Sensors (Basel). 2018 Jan 16;18(1):
pubmed: 29337917
J Opt Soc Am. 1969 Aug;59(8):986-90
pubmed: 5802955
J Curr Ophthalmol. 2017 Jun 09;31(1):80-85
pubmed: 30899851
J Opt Soc Am. 1963 Jan;53:185-95
pubmed: 13996879
Environ Monit Assess. 2015 Nov;187(11):690
pubmed: 26471276
Sensors (Basel). 2019 Feb 22;19(4):
pubmed: 30813342
Mar Pollut Bull. 2019 Aug;145:271-277
pubmed: 31590787
Public Underst Sci. 2019 Jul;28(5):606-621
pubmed: 30995163
Opt Express. 2019 Jul 8;27(14):19075-19101
pubmed: 31503673
Vision Res. 2011 Apr 13;51(7):633-51
pubmed: 21167193
J Vis. 2010 Jul 01;10(8):12
pubmed: 20884587
PLoS One. 2020 Aug 24;15(8):e0237396
pubmed: 32833984
Am J Hum Genet. 1992 Apr;50(4):690-9
pubmed: 1347967
J Physiol. 1983 Feb;335:655-81
pubmed: 6603508