The document discusses a community-driven initiative in London focused on environmental sensing through participatory mapping to engage citizens in addressing climate change. It highlights various DIY tools and methods for data collection, such as air quality monitoring and noise mapping, empowering community members to influence change. The initiative emphasizes collaboration, inclusion, and the transformation of citizens into active contributors to scientific inquiry.

1. DIY tools
for environmental sensing

2. …an initiative in Extreme Citizen Science

3. focused community
mapping in London
Participatory mapping is a tool
for spatial data collection.
It involves participatory
methodologies aimed at
supporting and promoting
community engagement in
decision-making
tackling climate
change in Dorset
Preliminary process that lead
to the creation of a community
map online; community members
assess issues of importance and
device an action plan
community mapping

4. community noise mapping

5. monitoring nitrogen
dioxide…
Use of low-tech DIY methods for
data collection gave community
members the ability to collect
relevant local data with which
to constructively
influence/call for change
…& metal particles
after data collection the
community devised measures
they could adopt to reduce
exposure to, and production
of, harmful emissions
air-quality monitoring

6. Helium-
filled
weather
balloon balloon
mapping
camera

7. Kite
kite mapping
kite-making
workshop
camera
simple noise monitor

8. mapping a
park
mapping
a parade
mapping
forest
damage

9. squishy circuits

10. wired circuits

11. temperature & humidity sensor

12. temperature
and humidity
sensor
displays °C, °F
and % humidity
temperature & humidity sensor

13. thermal flashlight | hot

14. thermal flashlight | cold

15. infrared
cold milk thermometer
LED
thermal flashlight

16. boiled cold
kettle milk
thermal picture | glowdoodle

17. quiet = green
some noise = yellow
noisy = red
simple noise monitor

18. microphone
LEDs
Arduino
simple noise monitor

19. open-source,
easy-to-use,
affordable &
programmable
micro-computer
Arduino

20. DIY tool-making workshop

21. air quality egg
MQ-7 sensor for CO, DHT
temperature & humidity
sensor, NO2 sensor on
Arduino ProtoShield connected
via LAN
smartphones as
mobile sensors
mobile applications for
intelligent maps with
geotagging or noise monitoring
indoor air quality more info @ http://publiclaboratory.org/tools
sensor & imaging spectrometer &
MQ 135 air quality sensor to
detect NH3, NOx, alcohol,
spectral analysis
benzene, smoke and CO2 to identify & analyse unknown
solid or liquid materials
other tools…

22. DIY manifesto
• DIY = empowerment & sense of ownership
• DIY = independence
• DIY = creativity
• DIY = understanding of things and taking
charge
• DIY = the right to choose
• DIY transforms consumers into contributors
• DIY is saves you money!

23. …in Extreme Citizen Science
we commit principles of
participation and inclusion, “…it is a kind of
openness and acknowledgement, science that questions
the state of things”
collaboration and creativity
we encourage a science that reduces barriers,
increases democratic participation, recognises the
importance of each participant and allows all
voices to be heard
Extreme Citizen Science is science by citizens, where anyone,
regardless of their background, can take ownership over and
investigate issues that are of concern to them to bring about
meaningful change contact: cindy.regalado.11@ucl.ac.uk
website: www.ucl.ac.uk/excites