Making open data work for civic advocacy
- Submitting institution
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University of Northumbria at Newcastle
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 32339353
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1145/3274412
- Title of journal
- Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
- Article number
- 143
- First page
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- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- CSCW
- ISSN
- 2573-0142
- Open access status
- Technical exception
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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B - Northumbria Social Computing (NorSC)
- Citation count
- -
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Explores and presents SenseMyStreet, a novel community informatics technology that enables greater citizen participation and agency in smart city infrastructures. SenseMyStreet was recognised as key factor for Newcastle winning the ‘Smart City of the Year’ at Digital Leaders 2019 (https://digileaders.com/the-7th-digital-leaders-100-awards-2019-is-won-by-bame-women-in-tech/). It was also included in the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) Insights series (https://www.ukcric.com/insights/turning-a-city-into-a-lab/), and featured in the EU Commission’s ‘Euro Cities 100 Days, 100 Ways’ programme as an exemplar project (https://www.100days.eurocities.eu/article/Once-upon-a-Tyne) tackling cross-European challenges.SenseMyStreet has generated significant interest in the media, featuring in environmental monitoring industry publications Environmental Technology (https://www.envirotech-online.com/news/air-monitoring/6/air-monitors/urban-observatory-monitors-newcastle-with-new-generation-of-sensors/46677) and Air Quality News (https://airqualitynews.com/2018/07/23/community-led-air-sensors-rolled-out-across-newcastle/)
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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