The document describes research conducted to understand how to reconnect neighbors, including surveys, interviews, and workshops. Key findings were that central "pioneer" individuals initiate connections, most neighbors want involvement but face logistical barriers, and neighbors are open to sharing information and using sensors. The researchers propose the GrassRoots sensor platform that allows creating sensor "recipes" to collect neighborhood data and connect individuals. Examples are given of how different community members might use GrassRoots sensors.
8. Unexpected Insights
2. Involvement
most neighbors want to be involved, but are held back by logistics
3. Sharing
people trust their neighbors, even if they donāt know them, and are
open to sharing information
1 . Pioneers
there are central connecting people who are the ļ¬rst to take initiative
9. Unexpected Insights
2. Involvement
most neighbors want to be involved, but are held back by logistics
3. Sharing
people trust their neighbors, even if they donāt know them, and are
open to sharing information
4. Technology
people are interested in using sensors to collect data
1 . Pioneers
there are central connecting people who are the ļ¬rst to take initiative
24. Neighborhood
Home
Individual
City
Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
25. Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
26. Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
27. Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
28. Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
29. Graphs Alerts Actions
GrassRoots Platform
Recipes
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
30. GrassRoots Platform
My Recipes
View your graphs &
outputs
Recipe Maker
Create your own recipe
Cookbook
Search and share recipes
My Neighborhood
View sensors and data
streams
My Data
Manage personal and
home data
Graphs Alerts Actions
Recipes
Individual
Home
Neighborhood
City
31.
32. How Real People Would Use GrassRoots
Melissa
Neighbor
Rick
Community
Organizer
Scott
Leader of Bike
Advocacy Group
āI would use GrassRoots traļ¬c sensors to advocate for
fewer unnecessary traļ¬c lights, to cut down on
emissions from idling carsā
āGrassRoots bike sensors would be great for
tracking routes that cyclists are usingā
āI would have loved to use sensor recipes
to connect with other moms when I ļ¬rst
moved to my neighborhoodā