The three-fold mission of the centre is:

1) To develop citizen cyberscience applications targeting research on humanitarian and development issues as well as fundamental science, by coordinating collaborative projects between scientists from North and South.

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2) To organize hands-on workshops for scientists in developing countries in order to spread know-how about citizen cyberscience and its benefits for their research.

3) To provide online educational material about the research challenges addressed by citizen cyberscience projects, encouraging greater public participation.

This map illustrates satellite-detected increase in flood water extent along the Chobe River between the dates 17, 20, 25 & 29 March 2009 in the Caprivi Region, Namibia. - UNOSAT