# Creating successful and sustainable COs Toolkit ## Creating COs - [Getting to know and understand Citizen Observatories and Citizen Science initiatives](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/getting-to-know-and-understand-citizen-observatories-and-citizen-science-initiatives.md) - [I want to understand what Citizen Observatories are by learning about their characteristics](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/getting-to-know-and-understand-citizen-observatories-and-citizen-science-initiatives/i-want-to-understand-what-citizen-observatories-are-by-learning-about-their-characteristics.md) - [I want to understand what Citizen Observatories are by learning about the history of COs](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/getting-to-know-and-understand-citizen-observatories-and-citizen-science-initiatives/i-want-to-understand-what-citizen-observatories-are-by-learning-about-the-history-of-cos.md) - [Creating and running a Citizen Observatory](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory.md) - [I want to set up a Citizen Observatory by building community](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-set-up-a-citizen-observatory-by-building-community.md) - [I want to set up a Citizen Observatory by identifying a shared issue](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-set-up-a-citizen-observatory-by-identifying-a-shared-issue.md) - [I want to set up a Citizen Observatory through a suitable co-design process](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-set-up-a-citizen-observatory-through-a-suitable-co-design-process.md) - [I want to set up a Citizen Observatory and need to find and secure funding](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-set-up-a-citizen-observatory-and-need-to-find-and-secure-funding.md) - [I want to set up a Citizen Observatory and comply with ethics](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-set-up-a-citizen-observatory-and-comply-with-ethics.md) - [I want to engage stakeholders by understanding the context and identifying key stakeholders](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-engage-stakeholders-by-understanding-the-context-and-identifying-key-stakeholders.md) - [I want to engage stakeholders by learning how to work with various types of stakeholders](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-engage-stakeholders-by-learning-how-to-work-with-various-types-of-stakeholders.md) - [I want to engage stakeholders in ways that keep them motivated over time](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-engage-stakeholders-in-ways-that-keep-them-motivated-over-time.md) - [I want to know what data & knowledge we need by finding out what exists already](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-know-what-data-and-knowledge-we-need-by-finding-out-what-exists-already.md) - [I want to know what data & knowledge we need by deciding what data to collect](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-know-what-data-and-knowledge-we-need-by-deciding-what-data-to-collect.md) - [I want to work with data by collecting data](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-work-with-data-by-collecting-data.md) - [I want to work with data by managing the data](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-work-with-data-by-managing-the-data.md) - [I want to work with data by ensuring data quality](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-work-with-data-by-ensuring-data-quality.md) - [I want to work with data by sharing our Citizen Observatory data](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-work-with-data-by-sharing-our-citizen-observatory-data.md) - [I want to work with data by integrating data from several Citizen Observatories/other sources](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-work-with-data-by-integrating-data-from-several-citizen-observatories-other-sources.md) - [I want to generate insights & results from our data & knowledge by visualising & interpreting data](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-generate-insights-and-results-from-our-data-and-knowledge-by-visualising-and-interpreting.md) - [I want to generate insights & results from our data & knowledge by analysing the data](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/creating-and-running-a-citizen-observatory/i-want-to-generate-insights-and-results-from-our-data-and-knowledge-by-analysing-the-data.md) - [Achieving impact with Citizen Observatories](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/achieving-impact-with-citizen-observatories.md) - [I want to achieve impacts with the CO results by communicating the CO results effectively](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/achieving-impact-with-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-achieve-impacts-with-the-co-results-by-communicating-the-co-results-effectively.md) - [I want to achieve impacts with the CO results by triggering change](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/achieving-impact-with-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-achieve-impacts-with-the-co-results-by-triggering-change.md) - [I want to achieve impacts with the CO results by linking the CO to the SDGs](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/achieving-impact-with-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-achieve-impacts-with-the-co-results-by-linking-the-co-to-the-sdgs.md) - [I want to achieve impacts with the CO results by adopting open data policies & data standards](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/achieving-impact-with-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-achieve-impacts-with-the-co-results-by-adopting-open-data-policies-and-data-standards.md) - [I want to measure impacts of the CO via suitable approach](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/achieving-impact-with-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-measure-impacts-of-the-co-via-suitable-approach.md) - [I want to measure impacts of the CO via participatory evaluation with CO participants](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/achieving-impact-with-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-measure-impacts-of-the-co-via-participatory-evaluation-with-co-participants.md) - [Ensuring sustainability of Citizen Observatories](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/ensuring-sustainability-of-citizen-observatories.md) - [I want to ensure sustainability of the CO by making project outputs open access](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/ensuring-sustainability-of-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-ensure-sustainability-of-the-co-by-making-project-outputs-open-access.md) - [I want to ensure sustainability of the CO by accessing open funding calls](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/ensuring-sustainability-of-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-ensure-sustainability-of-the-co-by-accessing-open-funding-calls.md) - [I want to ensure sustainability of the CO by defining a new service](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/ensuring-sustainability-of-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-ensure-sustainability-of-the-co-by-defining-a-new-service.md) - [I want to ensure sustainability of the CO by moving the infrastructure of the CO into the cloud](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/ensuring-sustainability-of-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-ensure-sustainability-of-the-co-by-moving-the-infrastructure-of-the-co-into-the-cloud.md) - [I want to ensure sustainability of the CO by collaborating w/ other COs that have similar objectives](https://creating.toolkit.citiobs.eu/ensuring-sustainability-of-citizen-observatories/i-want-to-ensure-sustainability-of-the-co-by-collaborating-w-other-cos-that-have-similar-objectives.md) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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