Civic Tech Field Guide
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Physical technology, such as consumer electronics, built for civic tech
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Pinakion
AthensIn ancient Greece, a pinakion was a small bronze or wooden plate used as a form of citizen's token.
Kleroterion
AthensA kleroterion was a randomization device used by the Athenian polis during the period of democracy to select citizens to the boule, to most state offices, to the nomothetai, and to court juries.
attempting to detect smart glasses nearby and warn you
Phreeli
United States of America 🇺🇸Finally, a wireless service that wants to know as little about you as possible. Your privacy is Phreeli's priority.
A new, phone-free way to book an Uber, perfect for international visitors arriving without a local data plan.
Automotus
Los Angelestackling safety hazards, congestion, compliance and emissions. automated curb management for cities + airports
Envision empowers people who are blind or have low vision to access everyday visual information for themselves. Because it isn’t just information. It’s knowledge, independence and possibility.
Be My Eyes on Ray-Ban Meta Glasses
Åbogade 15, 8200 Aarhus, DenmarkHands free access to Be My Eyes through Meta AI Glasses.
Meta Smart Glasses
Facebook, Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CARay-Ban Meta smart glasses with AI integration
Digital Neighborhood Bulletin Boards
San FranciscoWe're installing digital community bulletin boards on public sidewalks in San Francisco
Open Hardware Summit (OSHWA)
EdinburghSince 2010, the Open Source Hardware Association, a 501(c)(3) not for profit charity, has hosted the Open Hardware Summit- a comprehensive conference for the open hardware community and the ever changing open source hardware movement.
MeshPoint One
European Union (EU)MeshPoint One believes that access to Internet is one of basic human rights. Their mission is to enable Internet access and improve the quality of life for people in disaster struck areas. Also by empowering people in rural communities to take action to build their own village telecoms to address disadvantage, become more sustainable and increase local control. Currently, they are focused on Syrian refugees in Croatia.
Citizen Dialog Kit
Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien) 🇧🇪With wireless survey devices, we make it easy to gather the opinions of more and different people.
The Solutions Library is an open-access and curated knowledge database showcasing technology-driven solutions addressing sustainable development challenges in resource-constrained settings.
A floating glowing cloud of LED-embedded balloons that listens out for electromagnetic waves in the sky.
EFF’s Street-Level Surveillance project shines a light on the surveillance technologies that law enforcement agencies routinely deploy in our communities.
A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying
Solar Protocol
BrooklynThis website is hosted across a network of solar powered servers and is sent to you from whichever server is in the most sunshine.
Cape
Washington, DCCape is the only mobile carrier built with privacy and security at its core.
Baseline vulnerable road user injury risk in multiple U.S. dense urban driving environments
Mountain View, CAWaymo partnered with dashcam company Nexar to analyze 500 million miles of driving, including 335 crashes, to create the 'largest ever’ dataset of pedestrian and cyclist injuries
SAGA Smart Machinaka Project
Saga, JapanThe SAGA Smart Machinaka Project is a demonstration project that aims to improve the convenience of the city center of Saga City through the use of technologies such as AI and IoT, and to create a city that is easy to live in.
A a mid-century live subway map on Kickstarter
A collective effort to save and maintain Juicebox EV Chargers
Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool (NABIT)
Washington, DCThe NABIT (Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool) is a low-cost, hand-held, field-ready automated tool to validate the identity of a wildlife or food product, anywhere in the world, without specialized training, equipment, reagents, or even continuous power.
Sentinel
Washington, DCConservation X Labs’ Sentinel transforms wildlife monitoring tools — like trail cameras and acoustic recorders — with revolutionary and intuitive AI technology, processing environmental data in real-time as it’s collected.
Earth Fire Alliance
United States of America 🇺🇸Earth Fire Alliance is a global, community-led, non-profit coalition aligned to deliver transformative real-time data from all fires on Earth.
FireSat
United States of America 🇺🇸A new global satellite constellation designed specifically to detect and track wildfires the size of a classroom within 20 minutes.
Radiant Earth
Washington, DCIncreasing shared understanding of our world through community-led initiatives that make data easier to access and use.
Portable Network Kits
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)The Portable Network Kit (PNK) is a wireless network in a suitcase that helps people understand how to build their own mini-internet – and with it, how the internet works and might be owned and governed more equitably.
NYC Smart City Testbed
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)The NYC Smart City Testbed Program is inspiring innovation within City government by streamlining and accelerating the citywide process for piloting emerging technologies.
The Things Network
AmsterdamWe are a global collaborative Internet of Things ecosystem that creates networks, devices and solutions using LoRaWAN®.
Air Quality Improvement and Monitoring
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)6-month pilot of three pole-mounted static air quality machines
"...Open source hardware gives people the freedom to control their technology while sharing knowledge and encouraging commerce through the open exchange of designs."
AfricaOSH
AfricaThe African affiliate of the global Open Science Hardware community, plus its global summit
Indigenius
LagosIndigenius Keyboard is a smart, multilingual keyboard supporting inclusive digital communication in 180+ Languages.
U.S. Cyber Trust Mark
United States of America 🇺🇸Biden-Harris Administration Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices to Protect American Consumers
An Open Reference System for Connected Device Labeling
New York stateConsumer Reports's add-on to the White House's "cyber trust mark" for consumer connected devices
Red Hook WiFi
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYRed Hook WiFi, a project of Red Hook Initiative (RHI), is a community-led effort to close the digital divide.
MethaneSAT
United States of America 🇺🇸A better and faster way to track methane
Low-Cost Sensors and Systems for Ocean Discovery
Rhode IslandWe are creating low-cost, easy-to-use deep-sea systems that gather the most critical data to inform environmental decision-making and deployment strategies.
YAI Center for Innovation and Engagement
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)YAI’s Center for Innovation and Engagement understands how technology can help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities better participate in their community.
Microsoft Adaptive Accessories
Redmond, WAAdaptable buttons and mice for everyone
The cities in this Atlas represent the vanguard of urban governments that are hosting tests, developing their own autonomous vehicle (AV) pilots, making plans and policy, and monitoring developments in AV technologies, uses, and markets.
The hearing aid that tracks body and brain health.
Solar Ear
São PauloSolar Ear manufactures low cost, solar rechargeable and environment friendly hearing aids so you can hear perfectly again. Our products are manufactured by deaf workers with high quality components. FIND YOUR HEARING AID
Using integrated sensors and artificial intelligence, Livio AI enhances your listening experiences, proactively manages your health and provides access to information to simplify your life.
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