Nov 13, 2023

Urbanity

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First NameNúria

Last NameCastell

Emailncb@nilu.no

What is the name of your organization?The climate and environmental research institute NILU

Website/URLhttps://www.nilu.com/

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

Where are you based?Instituttveien 18, Kjeller, 2007, NO

Name of the equipment
	Air quality low cost sensor
Brand
	Airly (Plantower PMS 5003)
The number of these devices used in your initiative (estimation):
	20
Origin
	Commercial product
Measured parameter (you can select several)
	PM1 PM2.5 PM10 Temperature Humidity

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

Name of the equipment
	Traffic counter
Brand
	Telraam
The number of these devices used in your initiative (estimation):
	15
Origin
	Commercial product
Measured parameter (you can select several)
	Other
Other
New Option – parameter’s name
	Traffic count

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

What is the name of your initiative?Urbanity

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

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.URBANITY is a research project looking at opportunities to use smart technology to monitor pollution and traffic in Norwegian cities. The aim is to provide the municipality and its citizens with better information about pollution and traffic where they live.

Who is your main audience?Citizens, Cities, Other government administrations, Universities and/or research institutes

If possible, provide the list of partners involved in the initiative.NILU, OsloMet, TØI, Oslo Kommune, Kristiansand Kommune, Bergen Kommune, Lillestrøm Kommune, Ruter, Telenor, Vicotee

How is this initiative funded?Municipality programme

Please provide an estimation of the total budget of the initiative (in €):500 000 – 1 million

What is the duration of the initiative?1 to 5 years

How many participants (citizen scientists, volunteers, etc.) have been involved (approximately)?1 – 25

Website that presents your initiativehttps://urbanity.nilu.no/

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

Add the public URL (if any)https://iflinklive.nilu.no/

Is your platform open source?No

From 0 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest), how easily accessible and user-friendly is your platform?4

Are you providing open data?Yes

How is the data made accessible?Export (csv, geojson..), API

Do you give access to historical data?Yes

What type of data visualisation do you provide?Statistics / Indicators / Charts, Maps, Report

Would you like to share with us any additional information? (Max 300 words)Access to API requires a token from NILU’s IT department.

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