Geo-locate project: a novel approach to resolving meteorological station location issues with the assistance of undergraduate students

Noone, Simon; Brody, Alison; Brown, Sasha; Cantwell, Niamh; Coleman, Martha; Sarsfield Collins, Louise; Darcy, Caoilfhionn; Dee, Dick; Donegan, Seán; Fealy, Rowan; Flattery, Padraig; McGovern, Rhonda; Menkman, Caspar; Murphy, Michael; Phillips, Christopher; Roche, Martina; Thorne, Peter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2-157-2019

Articles | Volume 2, issue 2

Geosci. Commun., 2, 157–171, 2019

https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2-157-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Geosci. Commun., 2, 157–171, 2019

https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2-157-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 2, issue 2

Research article 08 Nov 2019

Research article | 08 Nov 2019

Geo-locate project: a novel approach to resolving meteorological station location issues with the assistance of undergraduate students

Simon Noone et al.

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2-157-2019-supplement

Video supplement

Introduction to the Geo-locate project D. Dee https://doi.org/10.5446/41783

Short summary

The Global Land and Marine Observations Database aims to produce a comprehensive land-based meteorological data archive and inventory. Data sources contained stations in incorrect locations; therefore, we developed the Geo-locate project, enlisting the help of undergraduate geography students. The project has resolved 1926 station issues so far. Due to the success of the Geo-locate project, we encourage other organizations to engage university students to help resolve similar data issues.