CitiObs – Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities

Project Information

CitiObs

Grant agreement ID: 101086421

DOI

10.3030/101086421

EC signature date 8 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 5 272 950,00

EU contribution

€ 4 991 205,00

Coordinated by

STIFTELSEN NILU
Norway

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Publications

Other (19)

Rotterdam’s journey towards cleaner air through Citizen Science

Author(s): Eline Verhoeven
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2024
Publisher: N/A

FILTER: Framework for Improving Low-Cost Sensor Network Data for Air Quality Monitoring

Author(s): Amirhossein Hassani, Vasileios Salamalikis, Philipp Schneider, Kerstin Stebel, Núria Castell
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-5634

Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities

Author(s): Nuria Castell, Amirhossein Hassani, Uta Wehn, Joan Maso, João Tavares, Alexios Chtzigoulas
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-15040

Exploring the Intersection of Citizen Observatories and Creative Communities Introducing the project CitiObs where citizen observatories intersect with creative collectives

Author(s): IAAC
Published in: Fab Lab Barcelona Blog, 2024
Publisher: N/A

Navigating Citizen Observatory success: understanding stakeholder participation Dynamics

Author(s): Kelsey Wentling & Uta Wehn
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2024
Publisher: N/A

"Exploring the CitiObs ""Citizen-Led Action Toolkit"""

Author(s): Jessica Carmen Guy, Óscar González
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2023
Publisher: N/A

Presentation of the CitiObs project

Author(s): IAAC
Published in: Fab Lab Barcelona Blog, 2023
Publisher: N/A

Data, dialoog en infrastructuur: de opbrengst van acht jaar Samen Meten

Author(s): Henri de Ruiter, Wouter Hendricx, Hester Volten, Eline Verhoeven, Amber Woutersen
Published in: 2024
Publisher: -

Comparison of Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure from Mobile and Routine Monitoring, Low-Cost Sensors, and Dispersion Models.

Author(s): Hoek G, Bouma F, Janssen N, Wesseling J, van Ratingen S, Kerckhoffs J, Gehring U, Hendricx W, Vermeulen R, de Hoogh K
Published in: 2025
Publisher: National Library of Medicine

OGC API - Maps - Part 1: Core

Author(s): Maso J, St. Louis J.J.
Published in: OGC, Issue OGC 20-058, 2024
Publisher: -

Tables as a way to deal with a variety of data formats and APIs in data spaces

Author(s): Masó J, Olivé M, Brobia A, Julia N, Cartell N, and Wehn U
Published in: EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, 2025
Publisher: -

Who decides what is measured and acted on, and who is left behind?

Author(s): Margaret Gold
Published in: CitiObs Blog, 2023
Publisher: N/A

"Beyond Data: Leveraging Low-Cost Sensors for Policy Impact and Regulatory Acceptance  "

Author(s): Faith Nangila Wafula, Nuria Castell, Libby Hepburn
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-20418

Join the CitiObs Alliance Citizen Observatories & Citizen Science Initiatives Across Europe

Author(s): Joao Paulo Tavares
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2024
Publisher: N/A

Identifying local challenges and fostering collaboration with Citizen Observatories in Barcelona

Author(s): Milena Calvo Juarez & Óscar González
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2024
Publisher: N/A

Reflecting on the First Mutual Learning Workshop in Athens

Author(s): Georgia Simadi
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2024
Publisher: N/A

Can Citizen Science bring wonder into science?

Author(s): Nuria Castell
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2023
Publisher: N/A

Mapping effects of industrial emissions in Kristiansand

Author(s): Karin Ekman
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2024
Publisher: N/A

Who has colour?

Author(s): Andrea Reyes Elizondo
Published in: Citiobs Blog, 2023
Publisher: N/A

Peer reviewed articles (6)

Assessing FAIRness of citizen science data in the context of the Green Deal Data Space

Author(s): Victoria Lush, L. Bastin, K. Otsu, J. Masó
Published in: International Journal of Digital Earth, Issue 17, 2024, ISSN 1753-8947
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2024.2344587

Evolving trends in application of low-cost air quality sensor networks: challenges and future directions

Author(s): Evangelos Bagkis, Amirhossein Hassani, Philipp Schneider, Priyanka DeSouza, Shobitha Shetty, Theodosios Kassandros, Vasileios Salamalikis, Núria Castell, Kostas Karatzas, Ajit Ahlawat, Jibran Khan
Published in: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Issue 8, 2025, ISSN 2397-3722
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41612-025-01216-4

Optimal measurement strategy for air quality combining official and low-cost measurements

Author(s): Ronald Hoogerbrugge, Sjoerd van Ratingen, Koen Siteur, Joost Wesseling
Published in: Atmospheric Environment, Issue 343, 2025, ISSN 1352-2310
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ATMOSENV.2024.120990

Delineating the contours of citizen science: Development of the ECSA characteristics of citizen science

Author(s): Dilek FRAISL, Muki Haklay, Gerid Hager, Uta Wehn, Linda See, Susanne Hecker, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, Margaret Gold, Luigi Ceccaroni, Barbara Kieslinger, Sasha Woods, Christian Nold, Bálint Balázs, Marzia Mazzonetto, Simone Rüfenacht, Lea A. Shanley, Alice Motion, Andrea Sforzi, Daniel Dörler, Florian Heigl, Katrin Vohland, Katherin Wagenknecht, Teresa Schaefer, Dorte Riemenschneider, Ariel B. Lindner, Maike Weißpflug, Monika Mačiulienė
Published in: Open Research Europe, Issue 5, 2026, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: F1000 Research Ltd
DOI: 10.12688/OPENRESEUROPE.19411.2

A scalable framework for harmonizing, standardization, and correcting crowd-sourced low-cost sensor PM2.5 data across Europe

Author(s): Amirhossein Hassani, Vasileios Salamalikis, Philipp Schneider, Kerstin Stebel, Núria Castell
Published in: Journal of Environmental Management, Issue 380, 2025, ISSN 0301-4797
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2025.125100

Evaluating the role of low-cost sensors in machine learning based European PM2.5 monitoring

Author(s): Shobitha Shetty, Amirhossein Hassani, Paul D. Hamer, Kerstin Stebel, Vasileios Salamalikis, Terje Koren Berntsen, Nuria Castell, Philipp Schneider
Published in: Environmental Research, Issue 291, 2026, ISSN 0013-9351
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENVRES.2025.123558

Conference proceedings (4)

The role of citizen observatories in ecological researches. Days of Science – 2025: materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference

Author(s): Tymchenko I.V., Krysinska D.O., Tymchenko M.V.
Published in: """International scientific and practical conference «Days of science-2025"""" “Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University”; May, 2025, pp. 11-13.""", 2025, ISBN 978-617-8352-89-9
Publisher: -

Use of mobile applications in the work of public observatories

Author(s): Tymchenko I.V., Savchenko S.A., Gulevets V.V., Khrystynchenko Y.K.
Published in: Olvian Forum – 2024: Strategies of the Black Sea Region Countries in the Geopolitical Space: XVII International Scientific Conference, 2024
Publisher: -

Civil observatories in climate change impact research

Author(s): Tymchenko I.V., Krysinska D.O., M.V. Tymchenko
Published in: International Scientific and Practical Conference Ecological safety in war conditions, 2024
Publisher: -

The educational component in the functioning of Citizen Observatories.

Author(s): Tymchenko I.V., Krysinska D.O., Tymchenko M.V.
Published in: Digest of scientific papers of the International Carpathian School: spring session (May 1-5, 2025): first edition. Yaremche-Kosiv: Shevchenko Scientific Society, 2025, pp. 193-196, 2025
Publisher: -