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Contributing to the World Air Quality Index project

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The World Air Quality project might look like one of those big projects coming from big organizations... but it is actually just a small team of volunteers behind this project.

Our real motivation is to see the daily impact on the world citizens. One of the users told us one day that "worse than disinformation is the lack of information: I did not know that pollution was so bad". That makes us proud to give this free information and promote pollution awareness 🙏.

We need help to get this project continue growing. If you would like to contribute to the World Air Quality Index project, send us a message, and let's together promote air pollution awareness and drive our little planet towards a pollution free planet 🙏.

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How can I help?

The World Air Quality Index project might look big, but it is actually a small but motivated team behind it. There are still many things that the project team want to achieve:


Current contributions all over the world.
  • Forecast: Improve the existing forecast models or add new the forecast models to our forecast page.
  • Coverage: Increase world-wide air quality monitoring coverage, especially for Middle-East and Africa.
  • Documentation: Write explanatory articles about air pollution.
  • Translation: Provide translations for up to 100 languages.
  • Data Science: Provide free data over the whole historical records.
  • Consumer Product: Review air purifiers, air monitors, masks.
  • Engineering: Develop new applications and visualizations.

If you do not have time to contribute, but still would like to help and support our project, what about getting one of our cool GAIA air quality monitoring station? ☀️💨👌


Examples for articles:

  • Ultra fine particles (PM1) - are they more dangerous than PM2.5 and is it worth measuring them.
  • CO2 - is it an outdoor air pollutant, a climate warmer or an indoor pollutant?
  • Indoor Air Quality - what are the pollutant to be aware of?
  • Health effect of sulfur dioxide for area close to volcanic mountains

Examples of data-science:

  • Open Data Platform for accessing real-time and historical Air Quality Data
  • World Ensemble forecast modeling
  • Statistical and deep learning based data facts
  • Researching new accurate sensors for gas pollutants

Examples of engineering:

  • New visualization solutions for the real-time observations and forecast
  • API for accessing the real-time observations and forecast
  • Time travel Machine - for seeing the air quality at any day back in time
  • Applications for i-phone, etc..
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About our funding

The World Air Quality project might look like one of those big projects coming from organizations like the UN, ADB or WRI, but it is actually just a small team behind it.

Yet, despite our extensive outreach, our project has never received any financial support from such organizations, wether they are NGOs or governments.

The income comes from online advertising, as well as our GAIA air quality monitoring stations, but it is just enough to pay for the cloud infrastructure.

However, we are working on getting funding for the recruitment of a team dedicated to supporting and enhancing the air quality data platform.

Here is our proposal to the Clean Air Fund: Open Source Data Management System (OSDMS)

About the Air Quality and Pollution Measurement:

About the Air Quality Levels

AQI Air Pollution Level Health Implications Cautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50 Good Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk None
51 -100 Moderate Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200 Unhealthy Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300 Very Unhealthy Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+ Hazardous Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.


Usage Notice: All the Air Quality data are unvalidated at the time of publication, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time. The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data.



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