Urban Sensing

From REMAP

Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS)
Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance (REMAP)
UCLA

Deborah Estrin (Computer Science), Jeff Burke (Theater, Film and Television), Dana Cuff (Architecture), Mark Hansen (Statistics, Design|Media Arts), Bill Kaiser (Electrical Engineering), Jerry Kang (Law), Mani Srivastava (Electrical Engineering), Fabian Wagmister (Film, Television and Digital Media.

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The UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) and the UCLA Center for Research in Engineering, Media, and Performance (REMAP) have embarked on a collaboration to explore the nature of urban technological platforms as employed by the general populace. Utilizing existing cellular phones & other mobile devices, CENS and REMAP will create wireless, participatory urban sensing networks in order to research new possibilities for network architecture and support key applications in urban planning and natural resource management. Aimed to address issues such as data credibility, privacy, and “sharability”, the project has been designed to stimulate participation on personal and communal levels.

As the existence of participatory urban sensing networks creates numerous possibilities for the collection, analysis, and exchange of location-specific information, UCLA’s research is uniquely suited to the examination of fundamental concerns related to the monitoring of environmental & public health. REMAP also plans to establish a testbest for the investigation of the ever-fluid formation and expression of cultural identity based on CENS’ technological advancements. Despite the extensive exploration of the technical and industrial capabilities of wireless sensing networks, little is known about the potential for such networks to be integrated into creative and community endeavors. Thus, CENS and REMAP undertake this project at an opportune juncture of scientific, artistic, and civic development.

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