KIT Computer Scientists Work on a Measurement System for
Mobile End Devices to Compile a Pollution Map in Collaboration with Users
Big cities in the smog: Photos from Beijing and, more
recently, Paris clearly illustrate the extent of fine dust pollution. But what
about our direct environment? What is the pollution concentration near our
favorite jogging route? Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
are developing a sensor that can be connected easily to smartphones. In the future,
users are to take part in drawing up a pollution map via participatory sensing.
The precision of the map will be the higher, the more people will take part.