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C-AQM: A CROWD-SOURCED AIR QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM.

Authors :
Parés, M. E.
Vázquez-Gallego, F.
Source :
International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Spatial Information Sciences; 2018, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p491-497, 7p
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

European cities are currently facing one of the main evolutions of the last fifty years. 'Cities for the citizens' is the new leitmotiv of modern societies, and citizens are demanding, among others, a greener environment including non-polluted air. Improved sensors and improved communication systems open the door to the design of new systems based on citizen science to better monitor the air quality. In this paper, we present a system that relies on the already available Copernicus Environment Service, on Air Quality Monitoring reference stations and on a cluster of new low-cost, low-energy sensor nodes that will improve the resolution of air quality maps. The data collected by this system will be stored in a time series database, and it will be available both to city council managers for decision making and to citizens for informative purposes. In this paper, we present the main challenges imposed by Air Quality Monitoring systems, our proposal to overcome those challenges, and the results of our preliminary tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16821750
Volume :
42
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Spatial Information Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
131888662
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-491-2018