hackAIR – Learn about thermal comfort, forest fires and air quality in your area

Description

The hackAIR web platform and mobile application aims to raise citizens’ awareness of extreme heat episodes, air pollution and fire probability by providing access to information on thermal comfort, air quality, and probability of forest fires in Europe.

• The web platform offers an interactive map with information for air quality monitoring stations and user-specific locations. It includes data layers for thermal comfort (Thermal Comfort Index), forest fires (Canadian Weather Fire Index) and air quality (NO, NO2, O3, SO2, PM2.5 and PM10), with both current conditions and forecasts for the following two days. Air quality official monitoring stations and low and mid-cost sensors are provided as point data on the map, and by clicking on any of them users can see the latest measurements, the characterization of local conditions, and trends for the past 3 days. A fusion map layer provides a continuous map on the current conditions in areas where no measurements exist. Users can also add personal sensors for more tailored data. Registered users can access personalized features like health recommendations for different groups.
• The mobile app, accessible for registered users, offers similar functionalities as the web platform, with a focus on location-based services. It also includes a feature allowing users to report their perceptions of air quality and temperature, enhancing the communal data pool.

hackAIR was created as part of an EU-funded project on ‘Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation’ (2016-2018). It was further enhanced with well-developed citizen engagement tool as part of the EXHAUSTION Horizon 2020 project.

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