a citizen-led air quality project

INTRODUCTION

Ci#zen Cyberscience Summit London Feb 20 -‐ 22, 2014 1

Ci#zens and data

•  We explore frameworks to help people get engaged with public science projects, that could have a posi#ve impact on the living condi#ons in a city.

•  We believe the public should have the ability to gather data about what they care about most.

•  Example: Air Quality


Air Quality in Madrid


Our project framework

1st Understand the air quality problem in our city 2nd Propose small scale experiments 3rd Gather relevant data 4th Propose specific small scale solu#ons 5th Implement, test and replicate aVerwards …While building a community


Building a community

•  Ci#zen engagement comes from personal interest on this issue.

•  The public express real concerns and doubts. –  Respiratory disorders –  Parents’ concerns regarding the wellbeing of their children

•  Ci#zens are vital contributors. •  A community of different people with different exper#se.


UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM Mee#ng experts


Medialab-‐Prado •  Ins#tu#on situated in

confluence of art, culture and technology

•  Funded by Madrid City Local Government

•  Facilitate projects related to this topic, offer mee#ng spaces and help interested par#es maintain contact via their integrated web-‐space.


Meet Félix Pedrera •  “Air quality data in our

city can’t be accessed real-‐#me”

•  “Flat text files only available on demand via email”

•  “EU mandates environmental data should be open”

•  “We should ask for OpenData API access”

Ci#zen Cyberscience Summit London Feb 20 -‐ 22, 2014

Félix Pedrera R+D Project manager (Mapping)

Elecnor Deimos OpenData Advocate

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Meet Roberto San Jose

•  “Climate model calcula#ons resolu#on up to 4 Km x 4 Km areas”

•  “Dense air quality sensor networks are not commonly available”

•  “Official sta#ons’ data might not be the best indicator of air quality you are breathing”


Roberto San Jose HEAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOFTWARE

AND MODELLING GROUP Computer Science School

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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DIY data Arduino Workshops

•  Arduino is an open hardware plaoorm •  Weekly workshops allow everyone to learn how to use it for DIY projects

•  Explore different sensor op#ons


First Prototype

•  We are using Air Quality Egg – Developed by ci#zen groups: Internet Of Things Amsterdam, New York, London and Madrid

– Open hardware DIY device – Records CO, NO2. Expanded to O3, PM, Radia#on – Data stored in Cosm (Pachube) plaoorm – Launched successfully in Kickstarter


June 2012 Air Quality Egg workshop 12

June 2012 Air Quality Egg workshop 13

June 2012 ZigBee Workshop run by How Lab University of Zaragoza 14

GATHERING DATA


Meet Juan Felix

•  “NO2 and PM are the most important pollutants in Madrid”

•  “Cheap sensor technology is currently unable to provide a complete range of informa#on, regarding poten#ally harmful levels of pollu#on in the air”


Juan Felix Mateos Engineer and keen runner

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July 2012 IoT Madrid Meetup AQE, data & metadata. 17

August 2012 IoT Madrid Meetup AQE, data & metadata. 18

Meet Encarnación Rodriguez

•  “Air dynamics might create areas of massive pollu#on”

•  “In Velazquez street, pollu#on in one sidewalk can be triple that in the other”

•  “How do we design street level services? Bike lanes, furniture, etc.”


Encarnarción Rodriguez HEAD OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

AND AMBIENTAL SCIENCES Industrial Engineering School

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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AQE calibra#on at ETSII (UPM)

•  June 2013: Alejandro Martnez’s presenta#on of the provisional results of the calibra#on of the AQE: hup://medialab-‐prado.es/ar#cle/iotmad12062013


CONNECTING ELEMENTS Making sense of data


Standards based approach

•  Use W3C Seman#c Sensor Network (SSN) •  Data can be compared among:

– Different ci#es – Different sensor devices – Different ci#zen plaoorms – Official sta#ons and ci#zen devices

•  Working with Ontology Engineering Group at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid


July 2012 IoT Madrid Meetup: Data & Metadata on ci#zen-‐led air quality projects 23

PREVENTING THE DIGITAL BREACH Open device library


Open library

•  Prototype library at Medialab-‐Prado

•  Offers also: – Manuals –  Know-‐how –  Community – Mee#ng point –  Recorded sessions


Library Role

•  In the past, it enabled anyone to educate themselves •  Ongoing role in the 21st century offering digital tools •  The public can work towards more sustainable ci#es


WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?


Sustainability

•  How to make it economically sustainable – Dedicated staff to take care of library lending – Physical maintenance of prototypes – Documen#ng updates – Knowledge transfer agents

•  How to track and document shared knowledge


Sensor technology

•  Calibrated sensors are expensive •  Exploring low cost calibra#on methods •  New devices have different replacement rates •  Raising awareness of sensor limita#ons vs official sta#ons

•  Designed to complement and not replace city data


Expanding library

•  Integra#ng new devices and prototypes •  Exploring other natural phenomena like noise •  Keep people mo#vated •  Prevent burnout of early adopters


Great Opportunity

•  Joint project involving ci#zens, government, universi#es and enterprises

•  We’re crea#ng a complete framework for urban collabora#on: sensors, models and methods towards a common goal

•  Connect engaged ci#zens to sustainable connected ci#es


Thank you!

Data Ci5zen Driven City www.dcdcity.com

César García

[email protected] @elsatch

Sara Alvarellos [email protected]

@trecedejunio


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