CL6-2026-GOVERNANCE-01: Digital Infrastructure for Citizen Science Data Validation (PlutoF)

Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden of University of of Tartu manages and develops the PlutoF data management platform, a national e-infrastructure utilized for collecting, validating, and mobilizing large volumes of biodiversity data from both research and citizen science projects (eg. Nature observation marathon: https://elurikkus.ee/en/lvm)..) We have extensive experience in designing user interfaces, managing taxonomic data standards (Darwin Core), and developing data quality management workflows for crowdsourced observations. We aim to integrate our platform into a pan-European citizen science data quality framework.

We seek to join a consortium as an IT and Data Management Partner offering a proven, scalable, open-source data mobilization tool PlutoF and expertise in bridging citizen science platforms with professional research infrastructures (like DiSSCo and GBIF).

Seeking IT/Data Science institutions, citizen science network coordinators (e.g., ECSA members), and partners requiring robust, verifiable field data for environmental policy modeling.