https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/The development record of Digital Sidewalk Lab, Unit 01 of Pip Projects, Inc.en-usTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-platform-is-open-the-detector-is-a-provider/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-platform-is-open-the-detector-is-a-provider/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400Open sourceResearch entryThe planned release separates the collection and observation tools from optional detection engines. (Work period: September 12, 2026; evidence: Release package prepared; public links pending.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-lab-the-map-and-the-radio/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-lab-the-map-and-the-radio/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400Open sourceResearch entryResearch that helps people investigate a place—and helps radio tell them what is happening there. (Work period: September 2026; evidence: Current direction and development roadmap.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/calibrating-a-fleet-of-strangers-phones/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/calibrating-a-fleet-of-strangers-phones/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400MethodResearch entryA proposed calibration protocol asks how much device variation can be estimated without a reference microphone at every node. (Work period: August 21, 2026; evidence: Calibration proposal; field evaluation pending.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/an-honest-inventory/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/an-honest-inventory/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400MethodResearch entryThe August prototype separates original evidence from later interpretation and records which components were implemented. (Work period: August 20, 2026; evidence: Architecture and prototype account.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/a-global-sidewalk-is-a-testable-question/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/a-global-sidewalk-is-a-testable-question/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400MethodResearch entryThe next research question is which observations from Buildspace remain useful across different settings. (Work period: August 15, 2026; evidence: Comparative research protocol.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/atom-signal-pattern-hypothesis/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/atom-signal-pattern-hypothesis/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400MethodResearch entryFour record levels help the Lab track how a measurement becomes a signal, a pattern, or a hypothesis. (Work period: August 15, 2026; evidence: Research-record framework.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/missing-is-part-of-the-map/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/missing-is-part-of-the-map/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400MethodResearch entryThe observation schema records where information came from, what it represents, and why it may be unavailable. (Work period: August 6, 2026; evidence: Observation-schema design.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/what-should-we-measure-next/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/what-should-we-measure-next/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400MethodResearch entryAn experimental planning tool compares candidate measurements by the explanations they could distinguish. (Work period: June – August 2026; evidence: Prototype evaluated on synthetic cases in the working record.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/what-makes-a-public-research-tool/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/what-makes-a-public-research-tool/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400MethodResearch entryThe release standard: a person outside the Lab should be able to install the tool, inspect a sample, and repeat a documented analysis. (Work period: April – August 2026; evidence: Public-release plan.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/no-one-here-knows-why-i-am-doing-this/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/no-one-here-knows-why-i-am-doing-this/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400StormNetJournal entryThe field conditions behind the Clemson dataset: a phone outside, a tablet inside, and a change of placement during the night. (Work period: January 24–25, 2026; evidence: Fieldwork retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/seventeen-and-a-half-hours-of-ice/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/seventeen-and-a-half-hours-of-ice/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400StormNetResearch entryTwo consumer devices recorded pressure and audio features during a January 2026 storm. Here is the setup, the reported analysis, and the next test. (Work period: January 18–26, 2026; evidence: Field dataset; working analysis; release pending.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-0-71-question/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-0-71-question/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400StormNetResearch entryA parameter worth investigating, a proposed connection to field data, and an exploratory detector that was set aside. (Work period: January 2026; evidence: Exploratory modeling record.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/from-the-sidewalk-to-the-stormnet-field-test/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/from-the-sidewalk-to-the-stormnet-field-test/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400StormNetResearch entryThe StormNet prototype brought maps, camera views, sensor readings, and human observations into one research interface. (Work period: January 2026; evidence: Prototype and design retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/one-cavity-three-domains/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/one-cavity-three-domains/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400PhysicsResearch entryA January 2026 design explored whether a shared description of boundaries could support acoustic, thermal, and airflow tools. (Work period: January 2026; evidence: Modeling proposal; evaluation pending.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/three-names-one-root/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/three-names-one-root/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400NamingResearch entryA guide to the research unit, the published framework, and the names that appear in older project records. (Work period: April 2025 – September 2026; evidence: Naming and organization record.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/holy-smokes/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/holy-smokes/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400BuildspaceJournal entryThe dissertation defense clarified how I should state the contribution and explain what can be observed. (Work period: March 2025; evidence: Dissertation retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-last-one/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-last-one/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400BuildspaceJournal entryThe closure changed the setting of the study and raised a question about what participants carried into their next projects. (Work period: August 2024; evidence: Research retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/what-i-built-in-erevald/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/what-i-built-in-erevald/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400BuildspaceJournal entryMaking and releasing a Mameen album while participating in Buildspace. (Work period: June – October 2024; evidence: Released creative work; retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/fort-mason-from-the-top-of-the-hill/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/fort-mason-from-the-top-of-the-hill/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400BuildspaceJournal entryRooms, informal routes, and public project displays helped make participation visible in the Buildspace fieldwork. (Work period: September 2023 – August 2024; evidence: Participant-observation retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/nights-and-weekends-from-a-kitchen-table/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/nights-and-weekends-from-a-kitchen-table/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400BuildspaceJournal entryThe structure of Buildspace gave participants a public deadline and several ways to learn from one another. (Work period: August 2023 – July 2024; evidence: Participant-observation and interview retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/building-with-ai-keeping-the-record/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/building-with-ai-keeping-the-record/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400Open sourceResearch entryDates, source records, AI-assisted work, and the distinction between a project account and a reproducible result. (Work period: July 2023 – September 2026; evidence: Editorial method.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/before-the-sidewalk-had-a-name/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/before-the-sidewalk-had-a-name/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400LineageResearch entryProjects from 2021–2023 show the data and communication work that preceded the Digital Sidewalk framework. (Work period: 2021–2023; evidence: Published-work retrospective.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-sidewalk-came-before-the-sensors/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/the-sidewalk-came-before-the-sensors/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400BuildspaceResearch entryA study of Buildspace connects everyday participation with indirect learning across online and physical settings. (Work period: 2019–2025; evidence: Published research.)https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/why-a-sidewalk/https://digitalsidewalklab.com/journal/why-a-sidewalk/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400LineageJournal entryHow research on streets, conversation, and everyday learning became the starting point for Digital Sidewalk Lab. (Work period: 2019–2022; evidence: Research retrospective.)