CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor public spaces
The purpose of this research was to design and deploy tools that apply the concept of citizen observatories and empowering citizens in the assessment of acoustic comfort in public places. The research applies an iterative cycle of design and this article presents the results of a demonstrative exper...
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| author | Aspuru Itziar García Igone Herranz Karmele Santander Alvaro |
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| description | The purpose of this research was to design and
deploy tools that apply the concept of citizen observatories
and empowering citizens in the assessment of acoustic
comfort in public places. The research applies an iterative
cycle of design and this article presents the results of a
demonstrative experiment carried out in situ using the first
products developed. This work was undertaken as part of
the CITI-SENSE project. A viable technical and procedural
solution was designed and tested in a field demonstration,
where 53 people were engaged to provide 137 observations
in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, using environmental
sensors connected to a smartphone. The results have been
analyzed and discussed in terms of the product’s attractiveness
for engaging citizens in the evaluation of acoustic
comfort in urban places, the accuracy of the noise levels
measured by the acoustic app service integrated into the
smartphone, and its ability to obtain simultaneous acoustic
and perception data. The results presented in this article
are considered a step forward in the research into developing
solutions for assessing acoustic comfort. Limitations
of the proposed solution are discussed, as are suggestions
for further research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f10bebf842a4c759b461a5473127cd32022-12-22T01:45:03ZengDe GruyterNoise Mapping2084-879X2016-03-013110.1515/noise-2016-0003noise-2016-0003CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor public spacesAspuru Itziar0García Igone1Herranz Karmele2Santander Alvaro3Tecnalia Research & InnovationTecnalia Research & InnovationTecnalia Research & InnovationTecnalia Research & InnovationThe purpose of this research was to design and deploy tools that apply the concept of citizen observatories and empowering citizens in the assessment of acoustic comfort in public places. The research applies an iterative cycle of design and this article presents the results of a demonstrative experiment carried out in situ using the first products developed. This work was undertaken as part of the CITI-SENSE project. A viable technical and procedural solution was designed and tested in a field demonstration, where 53 people were engaged to provide 137 observations in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, using environmental sensors connected to a smartphone. The results have been analyzed and discussed in terms of the product’s attractiveness for engaging citizens in the evaluation of acoustic comfort in urban places, the accuracy of the noise levels measured by the acoustic app service integrated into the smartphone, and its ability to obtain simultaneous acoustic and perception data. The results presented in this article are considered a step forward in the research into developing solutions for assessing acoustic comfort. Limitations of the proposed solution are discussed, as are suggestions for further research.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/noise.2016.3.issue-1/noise-2016-0003/noise-2016-0003.xml?format=INTacoustic comfort empowermentsoundscape citizen observatories |
| spellingShingle | Aspuru Itziar García Igone Herranz Karmele Santander Alvaro CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor public spaces Noise Mapping acoustic comfort empowerment soundscape citizen observatories |
| title | CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering
citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor
public spaces |
| title_full | CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering
citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor
public spaces |
| title_fullStr | CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering
citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor
public spaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering
citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor
public spaces |
| title_short | CITI-SENSE: methods and tools for empowering
citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor
public spaces |
| title_sort | citi sense methods and tools for empowering citizens to observe acoustic comfort in outdoor public spaces |
| topic | acoustic comfort empowerment soundscape citizen observatories |
| url | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/noise.2016.3.issue-1/noise-2016-0003/noise-2016-0003.xml?format=INT |
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