{"id":4794,"date":"2021-03-26T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/?p=4794"},"modified":"2021-09-29T01:19:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T23:19:01","slug":"5-steps-to-make-your-city-smarter-with-air-quality-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/de\/blog\/5-steps-to-make-your-city-smarter-with-air-quality-data\/","title":{"rendered":"5 steps to make your city smarter with air quality data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/phe\/health_topics\/outdoorair\/databases\/background_information\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urban air pollution directly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> affects populations living in and around urban areas. Worldwide, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/phe\/health_topics\/outdoorair\/databases\/health_impacts\/en\/index1.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3 million people die every year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from outdoor air pollution in urban areas. The benefits of managing this issue are endless: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/health-impact-of-indoor-and-outdoor-air-pollution\/\">healthier citizens<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/link-between-air-pollution-and-climate-change\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a sustainable climate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/why-indoor-air-quality-is-important-for-every-business\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">productive businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/direct-economic-impact-of-improving-air-quality\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a thriving economy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Communicating the importance of good air quality serves as the first step towards a healthier, happier city. Here are 5 easy steps for improving the air quality of your city.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. Start an internal conversation about air quality<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air pollution is an issue that affects the entire city, and thus serves as a concern for the various municipal departments in charge of the well-being of citizens. Air quality should matter to nearly all departments of a municipal administration. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>City Planning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/12-05-2016-air-pollution-levels-rising-in-many-of-the-world-s-poorest-cities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over 80% of urban residents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are living in cities that exceed the WHO\u2019s limits for air pollution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Climate and Environment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because cities are responsible for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2019\/09\/1046662\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70% of worldwide GHG emissions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and many air pollutants are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/link-between-air-pollution-and-climate-change\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">directly contributing towards climate change<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Housing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because indoor air pollution causes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/airpollution\/household\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.8 million deaths annually<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Up to 60% of renovated and newly constructed buildings are suffering from the sick building syndrome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Energy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because energy production and use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/energy-and-air-pollution\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is responsible for<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 80% of particulate matter (PM) and almost all of nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x<\/sub>) and sulphur dioxide (SO<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) emissions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Industry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because industrial processes can release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/health-impact-of-specific-air-pollutants\/\">harmful pollutants<\/a> such as carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x<\/sub>), sulphur dioxide (SO<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Public Health:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/phe\/health_topics\/outdoorair\/databases\/health_impacts\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exposure to air pollutants causes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acute and chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Studies have shown that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atsjournals.org\/doi\/full\/10.1513\/AnnalsATS.201907-538CME\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">short-term reductions in urban air pollution directly lead to lower numbers of ER visits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> concerning strokes and heart attacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Transport and Mobility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because transport emissions are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccacoalition.org\/en\/initiatives\/heavy-duty-vehicles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">responsible for 3.2 million deaths per year<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Waste Management:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because waste is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccacoalition.org\/en\/initiatives\/waste\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">third largest man-made source<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccacoalition.org\/en\/slcps\/methane\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">methane (CH<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccacoalition.org\/en\/initiatives\/waste\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">~40% of waste is burned globally<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which releases <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccacoalition.org\/en\/slcps\/black-carbon\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">black carbon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/dioxins-and-their-effects-on-human-health\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dioxins<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/furan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">furans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into the atmosphere<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting a conversation on how air pollution is applicable to these departments is the first step towards a healthier, happier city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2. Deploy sensors to start measuring air quality<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By identifying their main sources of outdoor air pollution, cities can implement policies known to improve air quality. This is only possible by building an urban sensor network. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/major-air-pollutants-their-impact-and-sources\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most important air quality parameters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local climate, including temperature (T) and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">humidity (RH)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ammonia <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(NH<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbon monoxide (CO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbon dioxide (CO<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitric oxide (NO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitrogen dioxide <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(NO<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ozone <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(O<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Particulate matter (PM<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and PM<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sulphur dioxide (SO<\/span><sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/sub><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/air-quality-sensors-by-breeze-technologies-accuracy-data-quality-and-reliability\/\">Breeze Technologies\u2019 air quality sensors<\/a> are capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/blog\/calculating-an-actionable-indoor-air-quality-index\/\">measuring these indicators in real-time<\/a>, along with other custom parameters upon customer request. Find out more about them <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/air-quality-sensors\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Share air quality data with the other departments of your municipal government<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.wmo.int\/en\/resources\/bulletin\/air-quality-and-human-health-priority-joint-action\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality is a priority for joint action.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our air quality sensors are built to work seamlessly with our proprietary Environmental Intelligence Platform, which is capable of streaming real-time and historic sensor data into smart city and building management platforms. Using dashboards, visualizations, and threshold analyses, you and related governmental departments will be able to make <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/airpollution\/ambient\/interventions\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">effective, informed decisions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the most pressing matters:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For City Planning:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data helps decide where to add spaces for safe walking and cycling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data helps decide where to add green spaces to counteract air pollution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data helps decide where to invest in buses, rapid transit, light rail, subways<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Climate and Environment:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data determines where to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ccacoalition.unep.ecedi.typhon.net\/en\/content\/short-lived-climate-pollutants-slcps\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emissions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Housing:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data informs the design and\/or location of new housing districts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data informs the replacing of traditional household heating and cooking fuels with lower-emission alternatives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data informs the importance of the energy efficiency of homes and buildings<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Energy:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data provides reason to transition away from using fossil fuels and diesel\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data provides reason to utilize low-emissions fuels and renewables<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data provides reason to rely on the cogeneration of heat and power and distributed energy generation like mini-grids and solar panels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Industry:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data supports the improving of kilns and ovens to reduce air pollution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data supports the adoption of clean technologies that will reduce industrial emissions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data supports the increased recovery and use of gases released during production<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Public Health:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data helps assess which city sectors have the most health impact on citizens<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data helps assess the effectiveness of implemented clean air policies and practices<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Transport and Mobility:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data highlights the importance of prioritizing public transport options<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data highlights the importance of shifting to cleaner transport fuels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data highlights the importance of restricting vehicle emissions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data highlights the importance of implementing efficiency standards<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>For Waste Management:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data assists in improving urban waste management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data assists in promoting waste reduction, separation, recycling, reusing, and processing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air quality data assists in assessing biological waste management methods\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>4. Use air quality data in urban planning<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating environmental data in municipal management processes can identify city potential for optimization, ideal practices, and successes. This is why our sensors provide real-time, granular data with increments available every 30 seconds to ensure the highest quality and accuracy to assist in your government\u2019s decision-making. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/solutions\/urban-air-quality\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These include<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chemical transport models:<\/strong> by geo-spatially analyzing air pollution dispersion and pinpointing individual polluters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>City marketing:<\/strong> by highlighting god air quality, which increases city attractiveness for tourists and family settlement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Climate protection management:<\/strong> by engaging citizens in climate protection activities like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/solutions\/urban-air-quality\/become-a-sensor-host\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acting as air quality sensor hosts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/environment\/ecoap\/about-eco-innovation\/business-fundings\/hackathon-delivers-clever-ideas-cleaner-air_en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">participating in hackathons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Smart city integration:<\/strong> by integrating air quality data in a horizontal smart city platform to create synergies with other urban data sources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Traffic management:<\/strong> by routing and shaping traffic to reduce overall pollution exposure in the cityscape and through integration in public transport services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5. Supplement your clean air action plans with real-time air quality data<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean air action plans, urban planning, and urban management are not static. They are subject to change according to various situations and events. Having the right data and information can help with making the best decisions according to your city\u2019s needs. This is why it makes sense to automate some of the data and tasks. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/solutions\/urban-air-quality\/#environmental-intelligence-cloud\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environmental Intelligence Cloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides real-time and historic air quality data alongside aggregated averages and benchmarks in comparison to national and international air quality thresholds. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All this information is crucial in evaluating the potential and impact of your city\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/clean-air-actions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clean air actions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thus driving effective policies that will ultimately benefit the health, climate, and environment of your citizens. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today to make this a reality!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban air pollution directly affects populations living in and around urban areas. 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