CitiObs at the Dresden Nexus Conference 2025!
This week, our partner @MobileMaggie (@cwts) presented #CitiObs at #DNC2025 in Dresden, sharing how citizen science is transforming community-based environmental monitoring.
From air quality to water safety, citizen observatories are proving essential in helping communities gather reliable data to protect their health and environment.
Exciting news! #CitiObs is proud to participate in the upcoming GEO Global Forum 2025, taking place from May 5–9 in Rome, Italy.
As part of our involvement, we've prepared a special video showcasing our initiatives, which will be featured at the EU booth throughout the exhibition. This video highlights our commitment to enhancing citizen observatories for sustainable cities.
CitiObs Plenary Meeting in Oslo – A Major Step Forward! 
Last week, #CitiObs partners gathered in Oslo for an action-packed plenary session, bringing together the consortium partners to shape the next phase of the project!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated—your contributions are shaping the future of citizen science for healthier, more resilient cities! 
Stay tuned for video highlights and next steps!
Inspired by railroad embankments, Embrén created the "Stockholm tree pit" model.
This innovative design allows trees to flourish amidst concrete by using breathable and permeable materials that provide essential air and water.
Over mijn visie op stadmaken en hoe kiosken in te zetten voor locale helden als onderdeel vanbdectransitie schreef ik jaren geleden (2012) dit en bouwde ik en verhuur ik duurzame kiosken. #placemaking #transitie #urbaninnovation #minimono
https://kanteldenker.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/stoep-maken-plein-maken-en-park-maken/
The second pilot under the COP-PILOT project focuses on Smart Sustainable IoT Solutions in Valencia, the European Green Capital 2024. 
It will validate IoT use cases for smart city data monitoring, a sustainable IoT-connected campus, and advanced port traffic management to drive AI-powered decisions for sustainability and energy optimization.
Season’s Greetings from #CitiObs!
As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on the progress we’ve made together in advancing citizen science for a sustainable future. Thank you for being part of our journey!
Wishing you happy holidays and a wonderful New Year filled with collaboration, innovation, and meaningful impact.
Here’s to a 2025 of shared success and environmental action! 
Empowering Environmental Monitoring with the Low-Cost Sensor Toolkit!
CitiObs’ Low-Cost Sensor Toolkit simplifies air quality monitoring, making it accessible to everyone. From choosing sensors to managing data and fostering collaboration, it’s designed for impactful environmental action.
Stay tuned—launching soon on the CitiObs Knowledge Platform!
Read more in our blog: https://citiobs.eu/breaking-barriers-in-environmental-monitoring-with-the-low-cost-sensor-toolkit/
Exciting news! Our partner from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Uta Wehn, will give the seminar entitled "Citizen Science: A Panacea for Sustainability?" hosted by UAM Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City.
29 November 2024
12:00 PM
Academic Council Room, Building A, 3rd Floor.
Join us to explore the transformative power of citizen science for building sustainable cities!
@MobileMaggie represented #CitiObs at the Eurocities Environment Forum in Vienna, engaging with urban leaders, policymakers, and academics on “A European Urban Deal for Climate and Environmental Justice: Planning with and for Citizens.”
Key themes:
Citizen science fostering collaboration.
Using citizen data in urban policies. Empowering communities for cleaner cities.
Together, we strive for climate and environmental justice.
#CitiObs at Urban Transitions 2024!
We were thrilled to be part of the Urban Transitions 2024 conference from November 5-7 in Sitges, Barcelona! 
CitiObs had the chance to present a poster about "The dynamic landscape of engagement and challenges in urban transitions" and how the CitiObs project promotes transformative change by enhancing inclusive and diverse COs that measure air quality using sensors.
Catch a glimpse from our #CitiObs Plenary Meeting in Thessaloniki! Our team came together to collaborate on impactful solutions for urban environmental challenges, share progress, and fine-tune our strategies for empowering communities and make cities more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient.
Severe smog is again impacting India and Pakistan, with cities like Delhi and Lahore facing hazardous air quality.
Projects like #CitiObs are essential in empowering communities with innovative tools to gather data, raise awareness, and advocate for sustainable urban policies. Together, we can make cleaner, healthier cities a reality.
Exciting opportunity to partner with #CitiObs!
We're looking for 30 Citizen Observatories or community-led projects focused on urban environmental issues to help us refine tools for co-creating impactful data and action.
Find out more
https://citiobs.eu/demonstrations-open-call-for-alliances/
RT @SmartCityexpo: The #iCapitalAwards 2023 has kicked off! 
Are you a European city with +50k inhabitants putting #urbaninnovation & technology to work for citizens?
You can win up to €1M in prizes and join a prestigious network of previous awarded cities.
In the MappingDESIGNSCAPES project, we piloted a participatory collaboration mapping approach for #CollaborativeSensemaking across #design-enabled #UrbanInnovation initiatives. Two papers were just published describing this approach https://www.communitysense.nl/2023/02/15/new-publications-participatory-collaboration-collaborative-sensemaking-of-design-enabled-urban-innovations-the-mappingdesignscapes-case/
Wie ein #SmartMuseum das kulturelle Erbe unserer Stadt bereichern und zum Wachstum einer #SmartCity beitragen kann. Hier sind meine Gedanken, wie wir #CulturalHeritage in den virtuellen Raum bringen können!
#OpenData #OpenAccess #DigitalHeritage #DigitalSociety #UrbanInnovation
https://medium.com/@HxxxKxxx/smart-museum-cultural-heritage-in-the-virtual-space-fdc720e4650a
Here are my thoughts on how we can bring cultural heritage into the virtual space! Let's make museums accessible and engaging for all.
#SmartMuseum #SmartCity
#OpenData #OpenAccess
#DigitalHeritage #DigitalSociety #UrbanInnovation
> https://medium.com/@HxxxKxxx/smart-museum-cultural-heritage-in-the-virtual-space-fdc720e4650a
I’d never spent so much of my spare time on exploring a social media platform until Mastodon. It’s absolutely worthwhile to take some time to get into this real community-like platform and connect to different communities.
P.S. Is there a circle of academics who self-define as #urbanists? We really need a group like this #cities #urbanism #digitalisation #smartcities #urbaninnovation #urbanfutures #urbanstudies #urbangeography #digitalsociety #citizens #citizenscience
