CAPTOR contributions at the Austrian Citizen Science Conferences 2016 and 2017

Posted on +02:0012 December 5, 2016+02:0012 December 5, 2016 by tw admin

The proceedings of the Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2016 are available for download. An extended abstract with the title “The CAPTOR project: Joint Efforts Reducing Ozone Pollution” is included – see pp. 35-38 Download under: http://www.frontiersin.org/books/Austrian_Citizen_Science_Conference_2016/1026 The CAPTOR project will again participate and contribute to the next Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2017. This time we[…]

First CAPTORs are ready!

Posted on +02:006 June 8, 2016 by tw admin

Our first CAPTORs (measuring nodes) are ready! Watch a short video how the teams from UPC and CSIC in Barcelona built the first CAPTORs to measure air quality: CAPTOR air quality measuring from Barbara Kieslinger on Vimeo.

Criticona: cycling event in Barcelona

Posted on +02:005 May 25, 2016+02:006 June 1, 2016 by tw admin

The Criticona is a cycling event held each year in a different city throughout Spain. It brings together thousands of people from all over the world, who celebrate and promote the use of bicycles. This year the event took place in Barcelona on May 14th and it has been called Pantumacona . In cooperation with the[…]

Symposium on tropospheric ozone and air quality

Posted on +02:005 May 17, 2016+02:005 May 30, 2016 by tw admin

On the 4th of June 2016 the Symposium on tropospheric ozone and air quality will be held in Madrid, Spain. The event promoted by Ecologistas en Acción has two objectives: to provide training on the problem of tropospheric ozone and the technical legal context to coordinate actions for the common campaign to be developed in[…]

Call for volunteers launched in Spain

Posted on +02:005 May 17, 2016+02:005 May 25, 2016 by tw admin

The Spanish partners launched the first call for volunteers on the platform for air quality. Since the volunteers are recruited from Barcelona and other regions in Catalonia the call has been published in Catalan. If you are interested in participating in this project and live in Catalonia, please check the call for further details: http://www.qualitatdelaire.org/2016/05/campanya-ciutadana-dozo-troposferic.html[…]

Putting masks on our statues

Posted on +02:005 May 17, 2016+02:005 May 17, 2016 by tw admin

To raise awareness of ozone pollution in our cities some of our team members put masks on the statues in public places in Barcelona. Watch the short video (in Catalan) to see how even statues feel the need for better air quality!

Berlin, here we come!

Posted on +02:005 May 17, 2016+02:005 May 17, 2016 by tw admin

CAPTOR representatives will be attending the CAPS (Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation) Community Meeting in Berlin on the 18th of May 2016 and the ECSA Citizen Science Conference on 19-21 May 2016. If you want to know more about the project and ways to engage, watch out for the flyer that are[…]