Introduction
Residents' participation / Data sharing / Network of sensors
Reason to Be Selected
Sharing of knowledge/ Residents' participation / Awareness
The Smart Citizen Kit was devised out of growing concerns of citizens about the quality of their air. The difference between this Kit and other measuring tools is the active involvement of 'ordinary people' in the measuring process. In this project, Waag Society and Amsterdam Smart City want to install a network of sensors all through Amsterdam. The Kit can measure humidity, noise pollution, temperature, CO, NO2 and light intensity. Participants fasten the Kit somewhere outside their house, e.g. outside their window, or on their balcony. The Kit takes measurements and conveys the results though the internet connection of the participant.
Amsterdam has been chosen for a pilot project. This is a testcase for the hardware (Can this high tech gizmo withstand the Dutch rains?) its software and the participation of its users. The participants will test whether it is user-friendly enough.
Highlights:
That we measure air quality, is in itself not a new phenomenon. For years, the government has monitored air quality with measuring tools like 'sniffer poles', and environmental ngo's like Milieudefensie regularly take measurements of the air quality in the streets of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the Hague. The city's residents are not directly involved. If they want, they can pay for a tool in their street, but engeneers are responsible for the actual measuring and collating of the data.Details
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| Lat: | 52.3746 |
| Lng: | 4.89861 |
| Type: | |
| Region: | Europe |
| Scale: | District |
| Field: | Environment |
| City: | Amsterdam |