Awareness and learning in participatory noise sensing

PloS One
Martin BeckerFrancesca Tria

Abstract

The development of ICT infrastructures has facilitated the emergence of new paradigms for looking at society and the environment over the last few years. Participatory environmental sensing, i.e. directly involving citizens in environmental monitoring, is one example, which is hoped to encourage learning and enhance awareness of environmental issues. In this paper, an analysis of the behaviour of individuals involved in noise sensing is presented. Citizens have been involved in noise measuring activities through the WideNoise smartphone application. This application has been designed to record both objective (noise samples) and subjective (opinions, feelings) data. The application has been open to be used freely by anyone and has been widely employed worldwide. In addition, several test cases have been organised in European countries. Based on the information submitted by users, an analysis of emerging awareness and learning is performed. The data show that changes in the way the environment is perceived after repeated usage of the application do appear. Specifically, users learn how to recognise different noise levels they are exposed to. Additionally, the subjective data collected indicate an increased user involvement in tim...Continue Reading

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Apr 14, 2016·Royal Society Open Science·Luca Maria AielloFrancesco Aletta
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Software Mentioned

WideTag
OpenStreetMap
NoiseTube
WideNoise
iOS
WideNoisePlus
NoiseWatch
EveryAware
Every Aware

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