Tag Archive for: air quality data
How to measure air quality
The importance of monitoring air quality is evident in the impact pollutants have on human health, the environment, and the economy. By assessing the extent of air pollution through timely, accurate data, policies and standards can be enacted,…
Why is air pollution a bigger topic in developing countries than in developed nations?
While it is undeniable that air pollution affects everyone, scientific studies, the news, and even international agencies make it seem as though it is more of a significant issue in developing countries than in developed ones. What is the basis…
Wildfires and air pollution – How air quality sensing can help to quench wildfires
When talking about the sources of air pollution, we tend to think of man-made sources, such as transport and industry. However, the environment can be just as responsible for releasing foreign substances into the atmosphere. In this article,…
Breeze Technologies and Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG cooperate to digitalize emissions monitoring
Hamburg/Markranstädt (Leipzig), Germany. The Hamburg-based startup Breeze Technologies and the medium-sized business Dr. Födisch Umweltmesstechnik AG from Markranstädter have announced their cooperation to develop the digital future of ambient…
Why a fully-electric mobile future will not save air quality (alone)
Globally, transportation amounts to ~25% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This, along with other emitted pollutants, translated to 385,000 deaths in 2015, resulting in $1 trillion USD in health damages. CO2 specifically is responsible…
5 steps to make your city smarter with air quality data
Urban air pollution directly affects populations living in and around urban areas. Worldwide, 1.3 million people die every year from outdoor air pollution in urban areas. The benefits of managing this issue are endless: healthier citizens, a…
What is particulate matter composed of?
Particulate matter (PM) is an air pollutant composed of tiny solid and liquid particles. But what exactly are these particles? Read on to find out.
What is particulate matter?
Particulate matter is classified by the size of its particles.…
Sahara Dust In Central Europa – What Our Sensor Networks Are Saying
A dust cloud from the Sahara desert has been occupying the media in Germany and the rest of Europe for over a week. To find out more, the environmental scientists at Breeze Technologies took a closer look at the readings from our air quality…
Breeze Technologies’ Environmental Intelligence Cloud now includes satellite-based air quality datasets
Hamburg, Germany. Starting today, Breeze Technologies is making satellite data available through their Environmental Intelligence Cloud, a cloud-based analytics platform that aggregates and analyses air quality data from thousands of sources…
Five reasons why Breeze Technologies’ air quality sensors should be your top choice for any project
Air quality sensors give cities, businesses, NGOs and other organisations a chance to monitor local air pollution in a way that was simply not feasible before, in both scale and budget. This also means that many of our customers did not have…
Breeze Technologies and Proximi.io announce partnership, bringing air quality-based routing to mobile devices
Hamburg and Helsinki. The German startup Breeze Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with Finnish Proximi.io to provide air quality data-based routing to European citizens. Their shared service will enable citizens to walk from…