From noise-sensitive areas to oases of silence: with large-scale citizen research De Oorzaak, De Morgen (DM), the University Hospital Antwerp (UZA) and UAntwerp focus on sound and sound experience in an urban environment.

In 2024, the research will examine how residents of different neighbourhoods in Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven appreciate the ambient noise present. Based on questionnaires (subjective) and smart sound sensors (objective), we classify which sounds are heard, what noise level these sounds have, how these sounds are experienced and what impact they have on health and quality of life.

This assignment includes the purchase of approximately 400 smart sound sensors for citizen research and approximately 30 smart measuring stations for long-term measurements, both equipped with a classification algorithm of the sound sources, and real-time data transfer. In addition, the assignment includes the storage of data during the duration of the project, the user-friendly provision of that data, both via e.g. APIs to the researchers and via a user-friendly dashboard to the citizens, and the availability for troubleshooting in case of problems.

From noise-sensitive areas to oases of silence: with large-scale citizen research De Oorzaak, De Morgen (DM), the University Hospital Antwerp (UZA) and UAntwerp focus on sound and sound experience in an urban environment.

In 2024, the research will examine how residents of different neighbourhoods in Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven appreciate the ambient noise present. Based on questionnaires (subjective) and smart sound sensors (objective), we classify which sounds are heard, what noise level these sounds have, how these sounds are experienced and what impact they have on health and quality of life.

This assignment includes the purchase of approximately 400 smart sound sensors for citizen research and approximately 30 smart measuring stations for long-term measurements, both equipped with a classification algorithm of the sound sources, and real-time data transfer. In addition, the assignment includes the storage of data during the duration of the project, the user-friendly provision of that data, both via e.g. APIs to the researchers and via a user-friendly dashboard to the citizens, and the availability for troubleshooting in case of problems.

From noise-sensitive areas to oases of silence: with large-scale citizen research De Oorzaak, De Morgen (DM), the University Hospital Antwerp (UZA) and UAntwerp focus on sound and sound experience in an urban environment.

In 2024, the research will examine how residents of different neighbourhoods in Antwerp, Ghent and Leuven appreciate the ambient noise present. Based on questionnaires (subjective) and smart sound sensors (objective), we classify which sounds are heard, what noise level these sounds have, how these sounds are experienced and what impact they have on health and quality of life.

This assignment includes the purchase of approximately 400 smart sound sensors for citizen research and approximately 30 smart measuring stations for long-term measurements, both equipped with a classification algorithm of the sound sources, and real-time data transfer. In addition, the assignment includes the storage of data during the duration of the project, the user-friendly provision of that data, both via e.g. APIs to the researchers and via a user-friendly dashboard to the citizens, and the availability for troubleshooting in case of problems.