Portable sensing, in which lightweight mobile sensors are used to measure stimuli, events, and human behavior, is a new and disruptive data collection paradigm. It has several methodological advantages compared to traditional methods and is suitable for investigating the dynamism of increasingly mobile and urban societies. In this article, we discuss the motivations behind the use of portable sensing and reflect upon the advances, limitations, and future of the field. Although portable sensing is still in its infancy, we foresee that its utilization will grow in the coming years. For portable sensing to become a prevalent and legitimate methodological approach, it is essential to have conceptually strong study designs that are grounded in suitable ethical procedures and comply with data protection regulations.

便携式感测是一种新的破坏性数据收集范例，其中轻便的移动传感器用于测量刺激，事件和人类行为。与传统方法相比，它在方法上有许多优势，并且适合于研究日益增长的流动性和城市社会的活力。在本文中，我们讨论了使用便携式感应的背后动机，并反思了该领域的进步，局限性和未来。尽管便携式传感仍处于起步阶段，但我们预计在未来几年中其使用率将增长。为了使便携式传感成为一种流行且合法的方法论方法，至关重要的是要有扎实的概念研究设计，这些研究设计必须以适当的道德程序为基础并遵守数据保护法规。