# Global Eco Monitoring Platforms Fab Lab Aims to Monitor the World with the 'Smart Citizen Kit' By Alexander Lam | Published 2013-06-07 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-citizen-kit References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2013/06/citizen-environmental-monitoring.html) & [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acrobotic/the-smart-citizen-kit-crowdsourced-environmental-m/) In an effort to create a global network of environmental sensors, the 'Smart Citizen Kit' was released by Fab Lab. The Smart Citizen Kit is an [environmental monitoring platform](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/environment-monitoring) that measures [carbon dioxide](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carbongauge), light and wireless networks among other things. The data collected by the sensors can then be shared with the world to create a giant database of environmental data. You can view the data on an [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/global-recycled-standard) app or on the web platform. By getting as many people as possible to use the monitors, Fab Labs hopes that it can create a large network of data. According to the group, they hope to achieve "crowdsourced environmental monitoring." The monitoring platform are built completely off open-source hardware and software. This means that anybody can look into the code and adapt the project for their own needs. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Global Environmental Monitoring:** The Smart Citizen Kit encourages large scale environmental monitoring through the use of crowdsourcing and open-source technology. - **Internet of Things for Sustainability:** The Smart Citizen Kit represents an innovative way of connecting environmental data from multiple cities on a single platform. - **Citizen Science Solutions:** Smart Citizen Kits motivate non-scientists to contribute to environmental monitoring, creating opportunities for sustainable smart cities development. ### Who This Affects Most - **Environmental Monitoring:** The Smart Citizen Kit offers an inexpensive and scalable method for environmental monitoring for businesses working in the environmental monitoring industry. - **Smart Cities:** Fab Lab's Smart Citizen Kit is a valuable component in the deployment of smart city technology where IoT enabled sensors are used widely. - **Citizen Science:** Smart Citizen Kits create markets for innovative products that motivate non-scientists to engage with environmental monitoring and science. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bike-Mounted Air Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bikemounted-air-monitor.md) - [Urban Air Monitoring Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-air-monitoring.md) - [Environment-Sensing Home Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/livegrid-digital-canvas.md) - [Indoor Air-Analyzing Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-smart-air-quality-monitor.md) - [Environmental Action Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clean-something-for-nothing.md) - [Connected Environmental Sensor Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/switchbot-meter-pro.md) - [Connected Air Quality Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iaq-air-quality-monitor.md) - [Affordable Industrial-Grade Air Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/industrialgrade-air-monitors.md) - [Personal Air Quality Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airnotis.md)