Tag Archive for: air quality
Cans of fresh air instead of sensors – Breeze Technologies rethinks product portfolio
Note: This announcement was done in the spirit of the 2021 April Fool's Day. Thank you very much for all the positive feedback we received. We are not planning to sell fresh air in cans - the ecological footprint alone would not be compatible…
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…
Headaches at work? The Sick Building Syndrome could be the reason
The “sick building syndrome” is an illness caused by poor indoor air quality, where occupants experience discomfort due to spending time in particular rooms or buildings. Read on to find out more about this phenomenon.
What are the…
UPDATED: The link between COVID-19 mortality and air pollution
Back in May, Breeze Technologies published an article outlining the preliminary findings linking higher COVID-19 mortality and air pollution. In this article we highlighted the limitations of the then-current research, as correlation does not…
2020 – Our Year in Review
As Breeze Technologies, we were thankfully less impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, the new year is a moment to reflect and look back on the wins and challenges of the last twelche months. Our CEO Robert Heinecke has put together…
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…
Copernicus and air quality: The Sentinel-5P instrument
Copernicus, previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), is the European Union’s Earth observation (EO) programme. It is served by a set of dedicated satellites from the Sentinel family developed by the European…
What effect did the German fireworks ban have on air quality on New Year’s Eve 2020?
One year ago we analysed the particulate matter concentrations caused by fireworks on New Year's Eve in the city of Hamburg, and their effect on overall air quality. This time around, the sale of fireworks was prohibited due to the Coronavirus…
The different ESA Copernicus Sentinel missions and what they measure
Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth observation (EO) programme. Managed by the European Commission (EC), it was previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES). Copernicus is currently served by a fleet of dedicated…
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…