Google Street view new application measuring air quality

Recently, Google is working with the San Francisco startup ACLIMA cooperative air quality sensor installed on its street view cars. According to reports, the initial air tests began in Denver, three cars, through such cooperation contributes to the comprehensive assessment on air quality in urban environments. Louis Vuitton (LV) Note 4 Case

From 2007 Street project was launched, Google Street view platforms has become a reliable and versatile tool. In addition to providing a 360-degree street view, can take us under water through mountain trails or even to the top of the mountain. And its latest efforts to target is collected and the data related to the air we breathe.

The project's goal is to create a high resolution of city air quality profile. Its street view cars will be equipped with sensors to measure chemical substances harmful to health, such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, ozone, black carbon, mixing particulate matter and volatile organic compounds (VOCS).

Sensor has been mounted in three cars on the streets of Denver for more than a month of testing. During vehicle 750 hours, collected amount to as much as 15 million data points. Readings from the street view cars through the United States environmental protection agency analysis concluded that air quality monitoring network data. Professional environmental sensor company from California ACLIMA believes that their on-board sensors by introducing a new way of data analysis to improve ordinary people's understanding of urban air pollution.

Google and ACLIMA planned for this fall in the San Francisco Bay area (Northern Hemisphere) launched the air quality map, and will continue to work with scientists and communities working together to find the best way to take advantage of these new data.

"By moving the ACLIMA sensor platform integrated with Google maps and street view cars together, we have a brand new view of city life and a great opportunity to breathe" ACLIMA CEO Davida Herzl said: "half of the world's population lived in cities, the growing importance of the environment, health and quality of life significantly. "

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