Citizen Sense Air Monitoring Kit

Project Information

AirKit

Grant agreement ID: 779921

DOI

10.3030/779921

Project closed

EC signature date 17 October 2017

Start date 1 January 2019

End date 31 December 2020

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 150 000,00

EU contribution

€ 150 000,00

Coordinated by

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - AirKit (Citizen Sense Air Monitoring Kit)

Reporting period: 2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

AirKit is a citizen-sensing toolkit that allows participants to undertake air-quality monitoring, from setting up an air-quality study to building and using sensors, and undertaking data analysis and making proposals for action. AirKit builds upon prior Citizen Sense research. This ongoing study investigates the role of low-cost and digital monitoring technologies in facilitating and organising new types of environmental engagement.

The AirKit project is funded through an ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) grant (2019-2020). The ERC PoC funding allowed the Citizen Sense group to test and develop a comprehensive citizen-sensing toolkit. The AirKit toolkit includes four key components, including an AirKit Logbook, a Dustbox 2.0 monitor, an Airsift platform, and a Data Stories tool. These resources allow citizens, environmental groups, and community organizations to set up their own air-quality studies to determine where air pollution could be occurring, and to make proposals for action to improve environments.

For more information on the AirKit, see https://citizensense.net/projects/airkit.