02195nas a2200289 4500008004100000022001400041245005900055210005800114260000900172300001100181490000600192520133700198100001901535700002201554700002101576700002001597700002001617700002801637700001901665700002101684700002101705700002601726700002401752700001701776700002001793856009201813 2013 eng d a1932-620300aAwareness and learning in participatory noise sensing.0 aAwareness and learning in participatory noise sensing c2013 ae816380 v83 a
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 time and a categorisation effect between pleasant and less pleasant environments.
1 aBecker, Martin1 aCaminiti, Saverio1 aFiorella, Donato1 aFrancis, Louise1 aGravino, Pietro1 aHaklay, Mordechai, Muki1 aHotho, Andreas1 aLoreto, Vittorio1 aMueller, Juergen1 aRicchiuti, Ferdinando1 aServedio, Vito, D P1 aSirbu, Alina1 aTria, Francesca uhttps://kdd.isti.cnr.it/publications/awareness-and-learning-participatory-noise-sensing