Crowd-sourced glacier mapping as a tool for enhancing climate literacy and data generation

Caroline Clason, Sally Rangecroft, Shaun Lewin, Gina Kallis, Tom Mullier, Will Blake, Iain Stewart, Department of Geography, Durham University, Department of Geography, University of Exeter, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth

Progress in Physical Geography: An International Review of Geographical Work in the Natural and Environmental Sciences

Published online on June 29, 2026

Abstract

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, Ahead of Print.
Citizen science approaches are increasingly used to support data generation and public engagement across the environmental sciences, yet their wider pedagogical value within physical geography remains underexamined. To explore the value of mapping-based ...