Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Air Quality Analysis of Echo Park
On Saturday, August 30, at 8pm, the Black Cloud Citizen Science League will present the results of a week-long air quality study of Echo Park. For the study, the League positioned environmental sensors in 12 distinct locations along Sunset Boulevard — everywhere from the League’s Machine Project home base to a corner gas station to a nail salon.
The graphs reveal the poetry and the bare facts of everyday life cycles. Temperature data from the sensor left at a donut shop shows us when the donut baker started baking, a reading of organic chemical gas levels shows when Virgil Nails was the busiest, and through another sensor we witness a brief moment of quietude at the intersection of Vermont and Hollywood between 3 and 4am.
How do these sites and measurements relate to your air quality experiences? The Citizen Science League and John Higuchi, retired South Coast Air Quality Management researcher, will discuss these questions and explain the challenges and opportunities of air sensing at Machine on Saturday, August 30, at 8pm.
Participants at this event will also receive an iron-on patch with this cloudy logo. Cute!
Also, we’re offering a Processing class! This one’s been in high demand, so act quick! And remember, members get a discount on the class fee. Sign up here!
Click on image above for a live air quality report on Machine Project!