Thanks to Eric Paulos, Director at Urban Atmospheres.

Urban Atmospheres is a people centric research group exploring by innovative methodologies the emerging technological aspects of life in urban spaces. But this is only half of the story, since Urban Atmospheres also has proactive objectives, such as initiatives in Participatory Urbanism empowered by the research and implementation of adequate hardware and complementary tech-tools.

In this concern, Ergo is a new eco-project that blends modified mobile technology with collective action. Basically, Ergo is ‘a simple SMS system that allows anyone with a mobile phone to quickly and easily explore, query, and learn about their air quality on-the-go with their mobile phone.’ The data on air quality is gathered ‘using mobile devices such as your personal mobile phone with various air quality sensors attached.’

This is an initiative still in its experimental stage and everyone is invited to participate by subscribing to Urban Atmospheres List. Along with subscribing, any interested citizen can read detailed instructions on how to use Ergo and to interpret the air quality reports.

Thanks to Eric Paulos, Director at Urban Atmospheres.

Urban Atmospheres is a people centric research group exploring by innovative methodologies the emerging technological aspects of life in urban spaces. But this is only half of the story, since Urban Atmospheres also has proactive objectives, such as initiatives in Participatory Urbanism empowered by the research and implementation of adequate hardware and complementary tech-tools.