An OpenAQ Use Case How do we help the public truly understand the severity of air pollution given that it’s largely an invisible threat? One creative way is Sh**t! I Smoke, a mobile app that compares air pollution to cigarette smoking. Here’s the story of how this app came to…

An Open AQ Impact Story Ray Koçi is the program director of Qendra Marrëdhënie (QM), which translates to Relationship Center in English. QM is a nonprofit group focused on urban research and action in Tirana, Albania. They examine neighborhood planning through the lens of building safe and healthy spaces for…

Harmonized air quality measurements aid researchers Congratulations to the Paul Crutzen Publication Awardee for 2021 in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP), “Global impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the surface concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and ozone” written by Christoph A. Keller, Mathew J. Evans, K. Emma Knowland, Christa A…

We are thrilled to welcome Gabriel Fosse as the newest member of our team. As our Data Analyst and Developer, Gabe will support the development and maintenance of our air quality database. As a data scientist and IoT developer, Gabe brings over 10 years of experience across the public and…

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Colleen Marciel F. Rosales to the OpenAQ team! As Strategic Partnerships Director, Colleen will build strategic relationships with air quality stakeholders worldwide — introducing people to the OpenAQ platform, spurring data-informed projects that advance clean air objectives, and supporting partnerships across sectors and geographies. …

OpenAQ is proud to endorse the international Open Data Charter (ODC) principles that promote policies and practices that enable governments and civil society organizations to publish digital data purposefully. …

OpenAQ welcomes Chris Hagerbaumer, our new Executive Director! We are thrilled to welcome Chris Hagerbaumer to the OpenAQ team. As our executive director, she will provide strategic leadership, run operations, manage OpenAQ’s mighty team, and cultivate collaborative relationships in support of OpenAQ’s mission to fight air inequality. Chris comes to…

February 9, 2022 OpenAQ is excited to announce a data-sharing partnership with Senstate, an air quality sensor company based in Bulgaria. Senstate’s mission is to design and build modern environmental monitoring solutions to empower cities, governments and societies to take effective data-driven decisions towards climate neutrality and restore the balance…

OpenAQ has launched an enhanced version of the comparison tool that provides a simple way to compare data across both reference grade monitors and low cost sensors. The goals of the tool are to: Enhance the OpenAQ platform by providing OpenAQ Community members with a tool to spatially select and…