Iniciativa ciudadana de medición de calidad del aire en Madrid 2011-2013

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


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


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



UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM


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


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


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


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.


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


Félix Pedrera R+D Project manager (Mapping)

Elecnor Deimos OpenData Advocate

GATHERING DATA


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


Differences from conven'onal setups

•  Not just the raw data •  Ci'zen labeled content •  Technology is designed to be present


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


CONNECTING ELEMENTS


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


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


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


City and the Commons Lab

•  Explores how can we manage city commons like: –  Air – Water –  Public space –  Roads


PREVENTING THE DIGITAL BREACH


Open library

•  Prototype library at Medialab-‐Prado

•  Offers also: – Manuals –  Know-‐how –  Community – Mee'ng point –  Recorded sessions


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


WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?


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


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


Expanding library

•  Integra'ng new devices and prototypes •  Exploring other natural phenomena like noise •  Keep people mo'vated •  Prevent burnout of early adopters


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


Thank you!

Data Ci'zen Driven City www.dcdcity.com

César García

[email protected] @elsatch

Sara Alvarellos [email protected]

@trecedejunio


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Iniciativa ciudadana de medición de calidad del aire en Madrid 2011-2013