iniciativa ciudadana de medición de calidad del aire en madrid 2011-2013
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Esta presentación se preparó con motivo del seminario CTS, celebrado el martes 17 de septiembre de 2013, en el Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS) del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, sobre: PRÁCTICAS DE MEDICIÓN MEDIOAMBIENTAL : PARTICIPACIÓN CIUDADANA Y GLOBALIZACIÓN La titulamos, "Un diálogo en torno al aire de Madrid", y trataba de exponer una iniciativa de ciencia ciudadana para la medición distribuida de la calidad del aire. Ésta iniciativa ha sido desarrollada en Madrid entre septiembre de 2011 y septiembre 2013, se encuadra en un contexto de auge de la tecnología de Internet de las Cosas y las “Smart cities” a nivel global. Nace como contestación al rol pasivo, que instituciones y grandes empresas de las telecomunicaciones otorga al ciudadano, utilizándolo como mero sensor que alimenta conjuntos masivos de datos fuera de su alcance.TRANSCRIPT
Data Ci'zen Driven City
Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales del CSIC 17 de Sep'embre 2013, Madrid
Sara Alvarellos Navarro -‐ @trecedejunio César García Sáez -‐ @elsatch
Introduc'on
• DCDCity is a ci'zen science project to improve city living condi'ons
• Ci'zens gather data about what they most care about
• Small scale ac'ons will be designed and replicated aMerwards
• Example: Air Quality
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Air Quality in Madrid
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Improving Air Quality in Madrid
• Understand the air quality problem in our city • Propose experiments • Gather relevant data • Propose specific solu'ons • Test and repeat
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This is Ci'zen science
• Ci'zens are the fundamental actors • Ci'zen propose real problems, real pains
– Asthma'cs – Father caring for their children – Etc.
• Ci'zen engagement comes from personal implica'on about this issue
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UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM
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Arduino Workshops
• Arduino is Open hardware plaborm • Weekly workshops allow everyone to learn how to use it for DIY projects
• Explore different sensor op'ons
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Air Quality Egg Workshop run by DCDCity Promoters 17/09/13
Air Quality Egg Workshop run by DCDCity Promoters 17/09/13
ZigBee Workshop run by How Lab University of Zaragoza 17/09/13
Meet Juan Felix
• NO2 and PM are the most important pollutants in Madrid
• Cheap sensor technology allows good/bad measurement not official values
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Juan Felix Mateos Engineer and runner
July IoT Madrid Meetup AQE, data & metadata. 17/09/13
August IoT Madrid Meetup AQE, data & metadata. 17/09/13
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
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Roberto San Jose HEAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOFTWARE
AND MODELLING GROUP Computer Science School
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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.
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Encarnarción Rodriguez HEAD OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
AND AMBIENTAL SCIENCES Industrial Engineering School
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Meet Félix Pedrera
• Air quality data is our city can’t be accessed real-‐'me
• Flat text files on demand via email
• EU mandates environmental data should be open
• We should ask for OpenData API access
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Félix Pedrera R+D Project manager (Mapping)
Elecnor Deimos OpenData Advocate
GATHERING DATA
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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) plaborm – Launched successfully in Kickstarter
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Differences from conven'onal setups
• Not just the raw data • Ci'zen labeled content • Technology is designed to be present
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Ci'zen air sensing plaborms
• Several other plaborms are collec'ng air quality data: – AirCas'ng: using Arduino Bluetooth and mobile phones. Based in New York
– Safecast: using Arduino also. Based in Los Angeles
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CONNECTING ELEMENTS
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Standards based approach
• Use W3C Seman'c Sensor Network (SSN) • Data can be compared among:
– Different ci'es – Different sensor devices – Different ci'zen plaborms – Official sta'ons and ci'zen devices
• Working with Ontology Engineering Group at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Connected Ci'zens
• Several M2M protocols exist • What about humans “protocols”? • Shared models of understanding are needed for fruibul conversa'ons
• Online and Offline Mee'ng places • Synchronous and asynchronous dialogues
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July IoT Madrid Meetup: Data & Metadata on air quality ci'zen sensing projects 17/09/13
Introducing Medialab-‐Prado
• Ins'tu'on situated in confluence of art, culture and technology
• Open and free to use to anyone
• Funded by Madrid City Local Government
• Expects know-‐how from long tail
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City and the Commons Lab
• Explores how can we manage city commons like: – Air – Water – Public space – Roads
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PREVENTING THE DIGITAL BREACH
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Open library
• Prototype library at Medialab-‐Prado
• Offers also: – Manuals – Know-‐how – Community – Mee'ng point – Recorded sessions
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Library Role
• In the past, it enabled anyone to educate themselves • Ongoing role in the 21st century offering digital tools • Any ci'zens can actuate towards more sustainable ci'es
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WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?
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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
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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
• Complement and not replace city data
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Expanding library
• Integra'ng new devices and prototypes • Exploring other natural phenomena like noise • Keep people mo'vated • Prevent burnout of early adopters
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Great Opportunity
• Joint project involving Ci'zens, Government, Universi'es and Enterprises
• As Sensemakers, we’re crea'ng a complete stack for urban collabora'on: sensors, models and methods towards a common goal
• Connect engaged ci'zens to sustainable connected ci'es
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Thank you!
Data Ci'zen Driven City www.dcdcity.com
César García
[email protected] @elsatch
Sara Alvarellos [email protected]
@trecedejunio
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