3. Reference framework for citizen metrologies: the case of eco-citizen literacies

3.1 Citizen and environmental metrology as transliteracy

Any approach to producing measurements can only be understood in relation to its application environment and its specific characteristics. What standards apply? Who are the players? What is at stake? What methods and tools should be used? What areas of training should be developed in citizen science? These are just some of the questions that metrologists, researchers and project managers are considering. Here, we examine the case of environmental data and the question of what knowledge and skills need to be created.

The environmental field of action appears particularly relevant for studying the conditions for strengthening citizen metrologies: the creation of knowledge and skills can be seen as...