Citizen Science: A Case of Traffic Noise Measuring

This paper discusses citizen science with particular focus on traffic noise measuring. The goal is to develop an approach that would enable citizens to collect traffic noise data through crowdsensing. In the experimental part, traffic noise data was collected during period of two weeks in Serbia’s capital Belgrade, using a combination of participatory and opportunistic mobile crowdsensing. The obtained data was analyzed using statistical methods principal components analysis and cluster analysis. The obtained results identify traffic noise clusters of microlocations in the city and can be used for decision support for both citizens and city government.