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The Power of Crowds

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  • Where did the GlobalXplorer project first launch?
    In Peru
  • How big is each “tile” that participants study?
    100 x 100 meters
  • What kind of people does GlobalXplorer protect sites from?
    Looters – people who steal ancient objects and sell them
  • What kinds of landmarks did participants label on the satellite images?
    Roads, rivers, modern structures, ancient structures, or anything unusual
  • Before studying images what do participants first watch?
    Online videos that teach them how to identify features on satellite images
  • What is the main goal of GlobalXplorer?
    To find and protect important archaeological sites using satellite images
  • What does Sarah Parcak say most people don’t get to make in their everyday lives?
    Scientific contributions or discoveries
  • How many sites have been identified that might be related to Genghis Khan’s tomb?
    More than 50
  • How many satellite images did the scientists have to study?
    Over 85.000
  • According to Albert Lin what can humans do better than computers in this project?
    Look for weird things
  • What mystery were scientists from the United States and Mongolia trying to solve?
    The location of Genghis Khan’s tomb
  • Why do several participants need to agree on what they see in the images?
    Because they don’t have professional experience
  • What happens once enough volunteers say they see the same thing?
    Parcak and her team check before passing the information to archaeologists on the ground
  • Where do experts believe Genghis Khan’s final resting place is located?
    Near the Burkhan Khaldun, a sacred Mongolian mountain
  • In which year did Genghis Khan die?
    1227
  • What is the approach called that asks the public for help with a project?
    Crowdsourcing
  • What do players receive based on their accuracy?
    A score
  • Who launched GlobalXplorer in 2017?
    Dr. Sarah Parcak
  • How many volunteers or “citizen scientists” joined the search for the tomb?
    More than 10.000
  • How is GlobalXplorer designed to make participation fun?
    It is designed like a game
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