About Sensola

Evaluating environments in the field increases ecological validity, but it also poses new challenges. The SLU Multisensory Outdoor Laboratory is tasked with building both empirical and methodological knowledge about human-environment interaction.

In the laboratory, we can evaluate how the outdoor environment affects us in different ways. An important prerequisite for this is to be able to collect and synchronize data about both the environment and the experience of it.

Information about the physical environment can be recorded using technologies such as GPS, video, accelerometry, temperature sensors, sound level meters and field recorders. We can then understand people's reactions to each environment through questionnaires and / or through physiological measurements, such as heart rate, heart rate variability, skin conductance and respiration.

With smart technology, data collection can take place over longer periods of time and with greater validity. The laboratory also enables comparisons between field studies and indoor studies in controlled environments.

International collaboration/collaboration within Sensola

To support the development of the infrastructure, Sensola has a council of international researchers. The purpose of the council is to exchange knowledge and experiences and to collaborate on equipment issues, method development, research projects and other activities.