The document discusses a citizen cyberscience summit focused on engaging citizens in public science projects related to air quality in cities. It describes frameworks for citizens to gather data on issues they care about, like air quality. It outlines a project in Madrid to understand air quality issues, propose experiments, gather citizen-sensed data using devices like Air Quality Eggs, and develop small-scale solutions while building a community. Experts are brought in to discuss challenges like lack of real-time air quality data and limitations of current sensor technologies. Workshops are held to teach citizens how to use technologies like Arduino boards and Air Quality Eggs to collect air quality data. Human: Thank you, that is a concise 3 sentence

1. INTRODUCTION
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2. Ci#zens
and
data
• We
explore
frameworks
to
help
people
get
engaged
with
public
science
projects,
that
could
have
a
posi#ve
impact
on
the
living
condi#ons
in
a
city.
• We
believe
the
public
should
have
the
ability
to
gather
data
about
what
they
care
about
most.
• Example:
Air
Quality
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3. Air
Quality
in
Madrid
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4. Our
project
framework
1st
Understand
the
air
quality
problem
in
our
city
2nd
Propose
small
scale
experiments
3rd
Gather
relevant
data
4th
Propose
specific
small
scale
solu#ons
5th
Implement,
test
and
replicate
aVerwards
…While
building
a
community
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5. Building
a
community
• Ci#zen
engagement
comes
from
personal
interest
on
this
issue.
• The
public
express
real
concerns
and
doubts.
– Respiratory
disorders
– Parents’
concerns
regarding
the
wellbeing
of
their
children
• Ci#zens
are
vital
contributors.
• A
community
of
different
people
with
different
exper#se.
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6. Mee#ng
experts
UNDERSTANDING
THE
PROBLEM
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7. Medialab-­‐Prado
• Ins#tu#on
situated
in
confluence
of
art,
culture
and
technology
• Funded
by
Madrid
City
Local
Government
• Facilitate
projects
related
to
this
topic,
offer
mee#ng
spaces
and
help
interested
par#es
maintain
contact
via
their
integrated
web-­‐space.
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8. Meet
Félix
Pedrera
• “Air
quality
data
in
our
city
can’t
be
accessed
real-­‐#me”
• “Flat
text
files
only
available
on
demand
via
email”
• “EU
mandates
environmental
data
should
be
open”
• “We
should
ask
for
OpenData
API
access”
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Félix Pedrera
R+D
Project
manager
(Mapping)
Elecnor
Deimos
OpenData
Advocate
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9. 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
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10. DIY
data
Arduino
Workshops
• Arduino
is
an
open
hardware
plaoorm
• Weekly
workshops
allow
everyone
to
learn
how
to
use
it
for
DIY
projects
• Explore
different
sensor
op#ons
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11. 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)
plaoorm
– Launched
successfully
in
Kickstarter
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12. June
2012
Air
Quality
Egg
workshop
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13. June
2012
Air
Quality
Egg
workshop
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14. June
2012
ZigBee
Workshop
run
by
How
Lab
University
of
Zaragoza
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15. GATHERING
DATA
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16. Meet
Juan
Felix
• “NO2
and
PM
are
the
most
important
pollutants
in
Madrid”
• “Cheap
sensor
technology
is
currently
unable
to
provide
a
complete
range
of
informa#on,
regarding
poten#ally
harmful
levels
of
pollu#on
in
the
air”
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Juan Felix Mateos
Engineer
and
keen
runner
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17. July
2012
IoT
Madrid
Meetup
AQE,
data
&
metadata.
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18. August
2012
IoT
Madrid
Meetup
AQE,
data
&
metadata.
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19. 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
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20. AQE
calibra#on
at
ETSII
(UPM)
• June
2013:
Alejandro
Martnez’s
presenta#on
of
the
provisional
results
of
the
calibra#on
of
the
AQE:
hup://medialab-­‐prado.es/ar#cle/
iotmad12062013
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21. Making
sense
of
data
CONNECTING
ELEMENTS
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22. Standards
based
approach
• Use
W3C
Seman#c
Sensor
Network
(SSN)
• Data
can
be
compared
among:
– Different
ci#es
– Different
sensor
devices
– Different
ci#zen
plaoorms
– Official
sta#ons
and
ci#zen
devices
• Working
with
Ontology
Engineering
Group
at
Universidad
Politécnica
de
Madrid
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23. July
2012
IoT
Madrid
Meetup:
Data
&
Metadata
on
ci#zen-­‐led
air
quality
projects
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24. Open
device
library
PREVENTING
THE
DIGITAL
BREACH
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25. Open
library
• Prototype
library
at
Medialab-­‐Prado
• Offers
also:
– Manuals
– Know-­‐how
– Community
– Mee#ng
point
– Recorded
sessions
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26. Library
Role
• In
the
past,
it
enabled
anyone
to
educate
themselves
• Ongoing
role
in
the
21st
century
offering
digital
tools
• The
public
can
work
towards
more
sustainable
ci#es
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27. Ci#zen
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28. WHAT
ARE
THE
CHALLENGES?
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29. 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
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30. 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
• Designed
to
complement
and
not
replace
city
data
•
•
•
•
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31. Expanding
library
•
•
•
•
Integra#ng
new
devices
and
prototypes
Exploring
other
natural
phenomena
like
noise
Keep
people
mo#vated
Prevent
burnout
of
early
adopters
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32. Great
Opportunity
• Joint
project
involving
ci#zens,
government,
universi#es
and
enterprises
•
We’re
crea#ng
a
complete
framework
for
urban
collabora#on:
sensors,
models
and
methods
towards
a
common
goal
• Connect
engaged
ci#zens
to
sustainable
connected
ci#es
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33. Thank
you!
Data
Ci5zen
Driven
City
www.dcdcity.com
César
García
cesargarciasaez@gmail.com
@elsatch
Sara
Alvarellos
saralvarellos@gmail.com
@trecedejunio
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