Authors:
Robert Schima
1
;
Mathias Paschen
2
;
Peter Dietrich
3
;
Jan Bumberger
4
and
Tobias Goblirsch
5
Affiliations:
1
Chair of Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strae 2, Rostock, Germany, Department Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig and Germany
;
2
Chair of Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strae 2, Rostock and Germany
;
3
Department Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, Chair of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Center for Applied Geoscience, Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Tübigen and Germany
;
4
Department Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig and Germany
;
5
Department Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, Chair of Information Management, Information Systems Institute, University of Leipzig, Leipzig and Germany
Keyword(s):
Citizen Science, Urban Monitoring, Mobile Sensing, Smart City.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Ad Hoc Networks
;
Aggregation, Classification and Tracking
;
Applications and Uses
;
Artificial Intelligence
;
Big Data
;
Business Analytics
;
Cardiovascular Technologies
;
Computing and Telecommunications in Cardiology
;
Data Communication Networking
;
Data Engineering
;
Data Management and Quality
;
Data Manipulation
;
Decision Support Systems
;
Decision Support Systems, Remote Data Analysis
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Environment Monitoring
;
Environmental Impact Reduction
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Internet of Things
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Obstacles
;
Sensor Data Fusion
;
Sensor Networks
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Software and Architectures
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Telecommunications
;
Wireless Information Networks
Abstract:
Developments in the field of microelectronics and the increasing willingness to use open technologies offer a variety of opportunities to significantly increase both understanding and public participation in the sustainable design of our cities and living spaces. Urban environmental monitoring on the basis of smart sensors and open technologies with the participation of citizens and local actors not only allows a better understanding of urban transformation processes but also increases the acceptance and resilience of a sustainable urban development towards the city of the future. What will the cities of the future look like? What is certain is that the future of cities will become more digital, with sensors, apps and citizens networking. So, how can smart sensors and open technologies help us better understand our environment? What do we need to know about our environment and the city we live in? Based on the developments of recent years, it is now a matter of course to book tickets
for buses and trains with your smart phone or to look for the best restaurant. But what if citizens and local actors want to play an active role in urban development or monitoring?
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