Apr 21, 2023

Citizen Urban Health Laboratory

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First NameCelia

Last NameSantos Tapia

Emailcelia.santos@isglobal.org

What is the name of your organization?ISGlobal

What best describes the type of organisation that you are representing?University and/or research institute

Where are you based?C/ del Dr. Aiguader, 88, Barcelona, 08003, ES

Name of the equipment
	Smart Citizen KIT
The number of these devices used in your initiative (estimation):
	4
Origin
	Other
Origin – Other
	Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
Measured parameter (you can select several)
	PM1 PM2.5 Temperature Noise

Temporal resolution
	1 week
Where are you measuring air quality?
	Outdoor
Device’s location
	Other
Devices location – Other
	Participant’s home windows
Level of expertise required to operate
	Simple if you take the time to read the documentation

Name of the equipment
	Palmes tubes
The number of these devices used in your initiative (estimation):
	12
Origin
	Commercial product
Measured parameter (you can select several)
	NO2

Temporal resolution
	1 week
Where are you measuring air quality?
	Outdoor
Device’s location
	Street – public domain
Level of expertise required to operate
	Simple if you take the time to read the documentation

What is the name of your initiative?Citizen Urban Health Laboratory

How would you describe the main mission of your initiative?Measure/monitor air quality, Raise awareness/education, Advocate for air quality policies

Please provide a short description of your initiative (What is being done? Who is participating? What are your main goals?) This text will appear on the main page.The Urban Health Lab is a collaborative space for experimentation, learning and practice to foster community participation in building more resilient, healthy, sustainable and inclusive neighbourhoods. The lab aims to create communities of learning and practice, working collectively to identify needs, problems and interests, and to foster creative ideas that improve neighbourhood conditions through experimentation, shared knowledge and scientific culture.

Who is your main audience?Citizens, Schools, Non- Governmental Organisations, Cities, Other government administrations, Universities and/or research institutes

If possible, provide the list of partners involved in the initiative.LICHEN Innovación Social
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

How is this initiative funded?Municipality programme

Please provide an estimation of the total budget of the initiative (in €):I don’t know

What is the duration of the initiative?1 year

How many participants (citizen scientists, volunteers, etc.) have been involved (approximately)?100 – 500

Website that presents your initiativehttps://www.labcsu.com/es/home-es/

Please share any other relevant/interesting links about your initiative:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vheB5JuL5yY

Please upload a picture to illustrate your initiativehttps://citimeasure.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/gravity_forms/1-ac26b2f28fbd1afdb0c6e30541245704/2023/04/DSC05311.jpg

Are you using a platform for data visualisation?Yes, we have created our own data platform

Add the public URL (if any)https://www.labcsu.com/es/home-es/

Is your platform open source?Yes

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