TF Public Lab

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1. Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science: Open-source development of tools for grassroots science
2. Public Laboratory: * hundreds of contributors * open source environmental science research * anyone can join/contribute
3. Scientists Non- Scientists Non- Scientists Non- Scientists Non- Scientists
4. Ask Questions Test: collect data Process, interpret Draw conclusions, advocate
5. Balloon and kite mapping who & why, not what
6. Don't we already have satellite imaging?
9. GC/Gowanus
14. Open Source Software/Hardware/Data
16. Balloon Mapping Kit $95 BYO: camera & helium PublicLaboratory.org
17. Balloon mapping kit variations
18. Shared "Research notes" - open source, discussion, refinement
20. Detecting contamination
23. RAYLEIGH UV-1601 Range: 190 - 1100 nm Resolution: 2nm Price: Lots
25. http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~scipop/Obsetion/spectro/pizza_box_sp.htm
32. Compact fluorescent lightbulb spectra (for calibration) "Hello world"
35. Problems with Environmental Science and Health Research • Expensive • Limited to hands of experts • Lag in knowledge between experts and people on the ground • Local residents don’t own the data • Collection/interpretation is opaque and illegible • Industry has far greater capacity to generate data