Citizen science brings together the public and scientific research in various forms into one functional whole. It enables participation in the various stages of the scientific process - from the design of questions to the collection and analysis of data to the dissemination of results. Such an approach enriches the scientific work and broadens its impact, as well as allowing the public to learn about the processes and methods of scientific work and to expand their own knowledge, understanding and sometimes skills in a process of intrinsically motivated, but at the same time often professionally and scientifically structured action at the same time.
     Mordechai Muki Haklay, Professor of Geographic Information Science at University College London, one of the leading contemporary proponents of citizen science and founder of the concept of Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS), speaks of citizen science as "the systematic collection and analysis of data; the development of technology; the testing of natural phenomena; and the further extension of these activities on a largely interest-based basis." (Haklay, 2011). These activities take place within individual projects that "contain precise and tested guidelines for participants, data are validated in a variety of ways, and results are clearly measurable and have benefits not only for science but also for society." (Bonney, 2007).

Literature:
BONNEY, R., 2007 ‘Citizen science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’. In R. Yager & D. Falk (Eds.), Exemplary science in informal education settings: Standards-based success stories. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
HAKLAY, M., 2011. Classification of Citizen Science Activities. In: Wordpress [online]. 2023-08-11 [cit. 2023-12-10]. Dostupné z: http://povesham.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/classification-of-citizen-science-activities/