A Mobile Sensing Kit for Urban Analysis For more legible, quantifiable intangible and temporary data

Nancy Diniz, Hai Ning Liang

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Abstract

This paper describes the design and testing of a mobile sensing kit for real-time urban site analysis. It aims to contribute to a discussion on the importance of sensing-based mapping of urban phenomena following our assertion that current delivery of urban analysis methodologies, with their emphasis on visuo-spatial analysis only, fail to create maps that reflect the nuanced and layered interrelationships between the people and the physical environmental space they live in. In essence, the paper will bring to light the set up components and deployment of a mobile sensing kit that allows for usually mapped static invisible data (air quality, temperature, humidity) to be mapped as visible data. In other words, we want to explore how real-time geo-referenced data collection can enhance traditional data mapping and visualization methods enabling designers to understand better the urban space.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFusion
EditorsEmine Mine Thompson
PublisherEducation and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Pages63-70
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789491207075
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event32nd International Conference on Education and research in Computer aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2014 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Duration: 10 Sept 201412 Sept 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Volume1
ISSN (Print)2684-1843

Conference

Conference32nd International Conference on Education and research in Computer aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Period10/09/1412/09/14

Keywords

  • DIY electronics
  • Environmental data collection
  • city modeling
  • intangible data collection and visualization
  • mobile sensing
  • site surveying with open hardware

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