HereSay

Transform your city exploration into a meaningful contribution to urban research! HereSay is an innovative gamified crowdsourcing app developed by Manuel Baer, a postdoctoral researcher in the Game Technology Center (GTC) at ETH Zurich, in collaboration with leading European universities.

🎮 Make Your Mark on Urban Science - Join campaigns, complete missions, and unlock rewards while documenting your city's hidden gems. Rate urban spaces on aesthetics, safety, air quality, recreation potential, and more. Your contributions directly support cutting-edge research that will help improve cities and urban areas worldwide.

🌍 Your Data, Better Cities - Every photo, rating, and location you share becomes part of a comprehensive dataset helping urban planners and researchers understand how people perceive and interact with city spaces. Your participation contributes to more inclusive, sustainable, and livable urban environments for everyone.

✨ Features:
- Interactive map-based exploration with H3 spatial indexing
- Gamified missions with XP points and unlockable content
- Monthly raffle prizes
- Photo documentation and semantic rating tasks
- Real-time collaboration with researchers from ETH Zurich, University of Turku, University of Tampere, and University of Zurich • Privacy-focused data collection with full user control

🔬 Backed by Science This research project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and approved by the ETH Zurich Ethics Committee, ensuring the highest standards of academic integrity and participant protection.

Download HereSay today and become a citizen scientist helping to build tomorrow's cities!