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iSPEX measurements during the campaign

Jos — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:06:05 +0000

Welcome at iSPEX.nl

Jos — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:10:23 +0000

An increasing number of people carries a mobile phone with internet, camera and large computing power. iSPEX, an add-on with complementary app, instantly turns a smartphone into a scientific instrument to measure dust in our atmosphere. The user attaches the add-on on the phone and points it towards blue sky and takes a picture, it is as simple as that. The data is sent automatically to a central database that combines all the measurements with other specialized stations to make a national dust chart. Every iSPEX user will gain awareness to several urgent problems related to dust in our atmosphere, and by means of crowdsourcing everyone can do one’s bit to contribute to solve these problems. The data collected through iSPEX will lead to a better assessment of the health risks due to fine dust particles and whether or not volcanic ash clouds are dangerous for air traffic. It can also contribute to the understanding of the relationship between atmospheric aerosols and climate change.

Reformatorisch Dagblad mentiones start iSPEX

Jos — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:54:29 +0000

The National newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad mentioned the kick-off of the iSPEX project and the posibility to register on it’s website.

iArbo.nl blogs about iSPEX

Jos — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:46:59 +0000

22 February, a weblog about Apps for safetyprofessionals iArbo.nl published an article about iSPEX

Registration for participation opened

Jos — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:00:40 +0000

Leiden, 22 February 2013

Project iSPEX has officially started – registration for participation opened

AT THE MOMENT THIS PROJECT IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE NETHERLANDS. PARTICIPATION OUTSIDE THE NETHERLANDS IS NOT POSSIBLE

Click here to participate in the iSPEX project!

Registration for the large citizen science-project iSPEX, “Measure aerosols with your smartphone” is opened. As of today, people interested in ordering an iSPEX, the add-on for your smartphone which allows ‘do-it-yourself’ science, can do so. Everyone with an iSPEX add-on can join the national measurement day, which is planned in the early summer of 2013.

The iSPEX add-on together with the app changes a smartphone instantly into a scientific instrument to measure dust particles in our atmosphere. Participants of the project point their smartphone with iSPEX to a patch of clear sky, and take a picture. The measurements, and those of 10.000 other people within the Netherlands, will centrally be processed into an aerosol-map of the Netherlands. This allows the large public to participate in atmospheric research. For example, the measurement data can contribute to determining the health effects of aerosols. This is the first time that participants of a citizen sciensce project take measurements themselves on this large scale. The aim of this experiment is to determine the accuracy of this massive measurement campaign, and to determine how this can be used within a larger scientific context.

iSPEX in the Volkskrant

Jos — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:16:17 +0000

On Februari 17, the Dutch national newspaper Volkskrant, published an article on citizen science with iSPEX as an example. The article has the title:

A growing army of amatures helps with scientific research

Interview on iSPEX in Trouw

Jos — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:13:24 +0000

https://twitter.com/HesterVolten/status/302375571176955904

Dutch national newspaper Trouw interviewed Hester Volten, member of the iSPEX team about our citizen science project.

Rotterdam excited about iSPEX

Jos — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:04:22 +0000

dichtbij.nl, the website that bring local news, published an article on the iSPEX project. It also states that enrolling in the project can also be done via milieucentrum rotterdam.

iSPEX on the cover of NTvN

Jos — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:43:49 +0000

Cover of the Februari edition of NTvN

The Februari edition of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Natuurkunde (Dutch Magazine of Physics, NTvN) placed iSPEX on their cover and published an interview with Frans Snik about iSPEX. Read more on the NTvN website.

Enthusiasm at Royal Haskoning DHV about iSPEX

Jos — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:31:23 +0000

Interessante presentatie gezien over #iSPEX bij #RHDHV. Toekomst voor luchtkwaliteitmetingen?

— sander teeuwisse (@STeeuwisse) 31 januari 2013

Volle zaal belangstellenden bij seminar #luchtkwaliteit en #gezondheid in steden @rhdhv_nl Met demo #iSPEX twitpic.com/bzrxe5

— Folkert vd Molen (@folmolen) 31 januari 2013