Abstract
In this paper we describe our experiences in
applying the concept of participatory sensing to
environmental
monitoring. We have run pilot trials for air quality,
water
quality and plant disease monitoring. In these pilots,
users
have reported their personal observations or measurements
of
various environmental phenomena, using special
locationbased
applications in their mobile phones. We found a relevant
correlation between algae observations by untrained
citizens
and by professionals, which supports the feasibility of
participatory sensing as a complementary information
source
for algae monitoring. One key issue in collecting useful
participatory datasets is managing to motivate people for
acting as mobile environmental sensors. Other important
issues discussed in the paper include privacy
preservation and
reliability of user observations
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings |
| Subtitle of host publication | Sixth International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing, IMIS 2012 |
| Publisher | IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| Pages | 155-162 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-7695-4684-1, 978-1-4673-1328-5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | Sixth International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing, IMIS 2012 - Palermo, Italy Duration: 4 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | Sixth International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing, IMIS 2012 |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title | IMIS 2012 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Palermo |
| Period | 4/07/12 → 6/07/12 |
Keywords
- Participatory sensing
- air quality
- water quality
- plant disease
- mobile phone
- architecture
