CitiObs Environmental Monitoring Toolkit
  • Welcome!
    • Glossary
    • About
    • Why this Toolkit?
    • Contributing
  • Environmental monitoring
    • What to consider before conducting environmental monitoring?
    • How to ask the right questions in air quality monitoring?
    • Who is who in air quality environmental monitoring?
  • Sensing devices
    • What are we talking about when we say sensing device?
    • What are the main elements of a sensing device?
    • What variables can be measured with air quality sensing devices?
    • What other methods can be used for air quality monitoring?
    • What aspects to consider when doing mobile monitoring?
    • What technical aspects to consider when choosing an air quality sensing device?
    • What non-technical aspects to consider when choosing sensing devices?
    • What aspects to consider when writing guidance on how to install sensing devices?
  • Data platforms
    • What are the main components of a sensor data platform?
    • What aspects to consider when choosing an infrastructure or platform?
    • What to consider for increasing interoperability among sensor data infrastructures?
    • What should be considered when building a sensor data platform for COs?
    • How to add a real-time alerting system on the web?
  • Managing data
    • How do we increase traceability in data collected by citizens?
    • How can I analyse and visualize my data?
    • How do we increase transparency in data collected by citizens?
    • How to make data accessible to non-experts in a clear and understandable format?
    • What is data quality? How can we increase data quality in citizen gathered data?
    • What are the main aspects you need to consider when managing citizen collected data?
    • Why is it important to document context and how does it help better understand collected data?
  • Community
    • How to address the lack of confidence in the use of sensor technology?
    • How to promote involvement and participation in environmental monitoring to minimize data gaps?
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This toolkit is part of the CitiObs project.

CitiObs (Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities) is a EU Project aimed at fostering inclusive, diverse, and stable citizen participation in the observation, monitoring, and protection of urban environments. Through the use of low-cost sensor technologies and wearables, CitiObs supports the observation of air quality and other environmental measures, empowering citizens to take an active role in shaping sustainable urban policies.

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