Table 1.

Citizen Science descriptive characteristics (Adapted from Den Broeder et al. 2018, page 507)

AIMS	1. Investigation: aimed at answering scientific questions
	2. Education: aimed at educational goals
	3. Collective goods: public health, management of infectious disease, protect and manage natural resources
	4. Action: citizens and scientists collaborate to address local concerns through advocacy and community engagement
APPROACHES	A: Extreme (absolute) Citizen Science: Citizens in charge from problem definition, data collection and analysis, to interpretation and knowledge development
	B: Participatory Science: Participation of citizens in problem definition and data collection
	C: Distributed Intelligence a. Citizens as basic interpreters b. Volunteered thinking
	D: Crowd Sourcing a. Citizen as sensors b. Volunteered computing c. Group-based reasoning and advocacy
SIZE	1. Local 2. Mass