J 2021

Harmonization and Visualization of Data from a Transnational Multi-Sensor Personal Exposure Campaign

NOVAK, Rok; Ioannis PETRIDIS; David KOCMAN; Johanna Amalia ROBINSON; Tjasa KANDUC et al.

Basic information

Original name

Harmonization and Visualization of Data from a Transnational Multi-Sensor Personal Exposure Campaign

Authors

NOVAK, Rok; Ioannis PETRIDIS; David KOCMAN; Johanna Amalia ROBINSON; Tjasa KANDUC; Dimitris CHAPIZANIS; Spyros KARAKITSIOS; Benjamin FLUCKIGER; Danielle VIENNEAU; Ondřej MIKEŠ; Céline DEGRENDELE; Ondřej SÁŇKA; Saul Garcia DOS SANTOS-ALVES; Thomas MAGGOS; Demetra PARDALI; Asimina STAMATELOPOULOU; Dikaia SARAGA; Marco Giovanni PERSICO; Jaideep VISAVE; Alberto GOTTI and Dimosthenis SARIGIANNIS

Edition

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, BASEL, MDPI AG, 2021, 1660-4601

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Yes

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00124127

Organization

Přírodovědecká fakulta – Repository – Repository

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111614

UT WoS

000718579500001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85118357849

Keywords in English

data fusion; multi-sensor; data visualization; data treatment; participant reports; air quality; exposure assessment

Links

CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001315, interní kód Repo. EF16_013/0001761, research and development project. EF17_043/0009632, research and development project. 690105, interní kód Repo. 857560, interní kód Repo. RECETOX RI, large research infrastructures. ACTRIS-CZ II, large research infrastructures.
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Abstract

In the original language

Use of a multi-sensor approach can provide citizens with holistic insights into the air quality of their immediate surroundings and their personal exposure to urban stressors. Our work, as part of the ICARUS H2020 project, which included over 600 participants from seven European cities, discusses the data fusion and harmonization of a diverse set of multi-sensor data streams to provide a comprehensive and understandable report for participants. Harmonizing the data streams identified issues with the sensor devices and protocols, such as non-uniform timestamps, data gaps, difficult data retrieval from commercial devices, and coarse activity data logging. Our process of data fusion and harmonization allowed us to automate visualizations and reports, and consequently provide each participant with a detailed individualized report. Results showed that a key solution was to streamline the code and speed up the process, which necessitated certain compromises in visualizing the data. A thought-out process of data fusion and harmonization of a diverse set of multi-sensor data streams considerably improved the quality and quantity of distilled data that a research participant received. Though automation considerably accelerated the production of the reports, manual and structured double checks are strongly recommended.
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