Citizen Sense Air Monitoring Kit

Projektinformationen

AirKit

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 779921

DOI

10.3030/779921

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 17 Oktober 2017

Startdatum 1 Januar 2019

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2020

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten

€ 150 000,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 150 000,00

Koordiniert durch

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

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

Berichtszeitraum: 2019-01-01 bis 2020-12-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

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.