Formal and informal environmental sensing data and integration potential: Perceptions of citizens and experts.

摘要: Environmental sensing data provide crucial information for environment-related decision-making. Formal are provided by official environmental institutes. Beyond those, however, there is a growing body of so-called informal data, which contributed citizens using low-cost sensors. How good these and how might they be applied, next to formal data? Could both types gainfully integrated? This paper presents the results an online survey investigating perceptions within citizen science communities, institutes their networks data. The show that experts had different views particularly on measurement frequency provision power. However, was agreement, too, example, accuracy Furthermore, agreed integration offered potential improvements several aspects, spatial coverage, quantity frequency. Interestingly, largely unknown citizens. suggests need further investigation its effective with if hurdles like standardisation can overcome.