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Citizen Sensing for Environmental Risk Communication

Authors:
Yang Ishigaki
Kenji Tanaka
Yoshinori Matsumoto
Yasuko Yamada Maruo
Harrizki Arie Pradana

Keywords: participatory sensing; AQI (Air Quality Index)

Abstract:
Air pollution is becoming a serious global health issue. We propose a risk communication method called 3D (detection, data sharing and discussion) to ensure risk awareness for environmental hazards for individual citizens. This paper presents a prototype system of a sensor connected to smartphone which detects PM2.5 (Particle Matter with aerodynamic diameters ≤ 2.5 um). Preliminary field tests showed that PM2.5 concentration levels differed in the regions we tested in the East-Asian countries. As a next step, we plan to a conduct risk communication experiment through social media discussion involving local residents, experts and public sector, to ensure risk awareness and education of individuals.

Pages: 11 to 12

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: November 12, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8599

ISBN: 978-1-61208-605-7

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from November 12, 2017 to November 16, 2017