Mission Pursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About us ...
Public Lab is an open community which collaboratively develops accessible, open source, Do-It-Yourself technologies for investigating local environmental health and justice issues.
| 139 CURRENT | liz |
July 18, 2022 17:14
| almost 2 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 3014 Dauphine St, Suite 100 PMB #93499, New Orleans, LA 70117 Voicemail Only Phone Number: 504-358-0647 Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 138 | thewrightjess |
July 20, 2021 22:25
| over 2 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Voicemail Only Phone Number: 504-358-0647 Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 137 | thewrightjess |
July 20, 2021 22:24
| over 2 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Voicemail Only Phone Number: 504-358-0647 Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 136 | thewrightjess |
July 20, 2021 22:21
| over 2 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Voicemail Only Phone Number: 504-358-0647 Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 135 | thewrightjess |
July 20, 2021 22:19
| over 2 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Voicemail Only Phone Number: 504-358-0647 Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 134 | thewrightjess |
July 20, 2021 22:18
| over 2 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Voicemail Only Phone Number: 504-358-0647 Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 133 | liz |
August 27, 2020 14:08
| over 3 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 132 | joyofsoy |
May 01, 2020 16:56
| almost 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 131 | joyofsoy |
May 01, 2020 15:54
| almost 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through an open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 130 | joyofsoy |
May 01, 2020 15:48
| almost 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usAccess to knowledge is a fundamental right. When people want to investigate their environment, Public Lab is the place to go to find and share knowledge, equipment, and community. We’re rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from collaborations between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices — increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands — they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools and practical methods for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and that produce meaningful and understandable data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 129 | joyofsoy |
February 10, 2020 21:31
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 44 Court St., Suite 1217 PMB 93541, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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| 128 | joyofsoy |
February 07, 2020 19:20
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. For more information on terms of our open source work, open hardware, and licensing, visit our license page. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:55
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:28
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:25
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:23
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:21
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. * Public Lab Nonprofit Staff * Public Lab Board of Directors * Public Lab Fellows ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at:3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:18
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. * Public Lab Nonprofit Staff * Public Lab Board of Directors * Public Lab Fellows ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at:3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits storeIf you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org. Website assistanceVisit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:16
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. * Public Lab Nonprofit Staff * Public Lab Board of Directors * Public Lab Fellows ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at:3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117 Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits store If you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org.Website assistance Visit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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February 05, 2020 21:15
| about 4 years ago
MissionPursuing environmental justice through community science and open technology About usPublic Lab is rooted in the belief that the best ideas and solutions come from partnerships between on-the-ground communities with deep knowledge of local issues in close, equitable, and sustainable partnerships with networks that bring skills, capacity, science, and technology to bear. We use science and inquiry to shift power structures so that anyone can be a change agent in addressing environmental health issues, through the creation of monitoring techniques, formation of research questions, selection of research sites, strategies for engaging proactively with stakeholders, and low-cost community exposure interventions. We raise awareness about health impacts, improve scientific agency, build new scientific and technological skills, and mitigate certain exposures. When people can easily and reliably track local effects associated with environmental injustices—increased flooding, poor air quality, pollution and destruction of wetlands, etc.—they can make better-informed decisions and take action. Broadening participation in science makes science itself better, addressing gaps and incorporating historically excluded forms of environmental knowledge that provide critical insight. Our historyPublic Lab was founded in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, during an information blackout for residents and the rest of the world. In response a group of concerned locals, environmental advocates, designers, and social scientists lofted “community satellites” (made from balloons, kites and digital cameras) over the spill to collect real-time data about its impact. Through a newly created open source platform, contributors stitched over 100,000 aerial images into maps of the coastline before, during, and after the oil spread. These high-resolution maps were featured by BBC and New York Times, among others, allowing residents to speak their truth about what was going on in the Gulf Coast. The success of the grassroots mapping effort galvanized the group to found Public Lab as a new research and social space for the development of low-cost tools for community-based environmental monitoring and assessment. About the tools and dataThe science, technology, and data shared on PublicLab.org are community-created and open source. We utilize our open data to advocate for better environmental management, regulations, and enforcement. These tools enable people to collaborate on and build upon community knowledge, and to share data about community environmental health. We focus tool development on creating tools that are: low cost; open source; easy to use; built through public participation and collaboration; supported by a network of practitioners; and produce meaningful, understandable, and high-quality data. Useful pages
The people behind Public LabPublic Lab is a worldwide community that is open for all to join, supported by a team of nonprofit staff, board of directors, and fellows. * Public Lab Nonprofit Staff * Public Lab Board of Directors * Public Lab Fellows ContactThe best way to get in touch is by emailing our team at staff@publiclab.org. If you are trying to reach a particular staff member, please visit the Public Lab Nonprofit Staff page. We receive mail at: 3014 Dauphine St., Ste. E, New Orleans, LA 70117Phone: 504-358-0647 (Please note that this phone line is not staffed, and technical troubleshooting is not handled on this line. Please send technical questions to the appropriate contact below.) Kits store If you need assistance with a kit purchase, please email kits@publiclab.org.Website assistance Visit our issues page to report bugs, make feature requests, or check site performance. |
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