Open Hardware Sensing Tool

The Open Hardware Sensing Tool provides Fab City Hubs with an open, adaptable framework to collect and generate meaningful local data through community-driven sensing practices. It combines open hardware technologies with participatory methodologies, enabling territories to monitor environmental, spatial, or resource-related conditions while building local technical capacity. Within the Fab City framework, this tool reinforces the principle that data should circulate globally while being generated and governed locally. By empowering hubs to produce their own evidence base, it strengthens territorial agency, supports informed decision-making, and connects community-led experimentation with broader circular and productive transition strategies.