SensorWebBike: una piattaforma per il monitoraggio ambientale partecipativo

In recent years, sustainable development and a more efficient environmental policy have become key issues for the public welfare. The perceived safety by citizens increases if the government adopts policies to a better and transparent management of the environment. From this point of view, urban environmental monitoring is a key tool for the development of information services continuing and explicit able to provide data and to make decisions in a proper way with targeted interventions in the area. Currently the data not always respond with the interoperability specifications, often due to political " closed " management. But innovations in ICT now allow us to integrate the existing data infrastructure with participatory systems involving different stakeholders, including the citizens themselves. SensorWebBike [ SWB ] is a platform consisting of a real time Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and a web interface that offers an open and participatory approach for environmental monitoring in urban areas. Cyclists can become volunteers mobile sensors, capable of measuring environmental parameters using a sensor's box, a mobile device low-cost, mounted on their bicycles. Through the GPRS connection, the sensors transmit data on geo-environment and air quality at the remote platform, the WebApp allows you to manage and analyze the data collected through a browser. The system SWB has also been developed so that the collection and management of data are compliant with the most widespread OGC standards for the entire treatment process. The prototype was tested in Florence and the WebApp is available online. SWB for urban climate allows you to manage the measurements, statistical analysis and visualizing information in the form of maps or charts. The open and cross-cutting nature of SWB platform provide useful tools for sharing validated data in order to improve the interaction with end users, helping to increase citizen awareness on issues related to the environment and air quality through their proactive involvement.