OpenAQ is now the largest open source global repository of low-cost sensor and reference-grade data

Quick Links

• Explore the data on the website
• Read about the new data type definitions
• Give us feedback and help us improve
• Learn about new features in our guide

New Features!

• Now includes low-cost sensor, mobile, and data for extra parameters
• Explore data through the new Dashboard view on the site
• Access the full archive of data through the website and API

Adding low-cost sensor data to the platform

Since OpenAQ first got started, the focus has been to ingest reference-grade government air quality data. We have come a long way, with the platform hosting 800+…

***Calling all air quality advocates! Please take 10 minutes to complete the 2021 OpenAQ community survey***

Help us reach our goal of 200 responses by March 17th! Last year, the community survey results from the survey informed the build-out of the 2-year API Extension, Research Upload Tool, the Snapshot Tool, and the low-cost sensor pilot.

The more feedback we‘re able to collect, the better equipped we will be to build and enhance the OpenAQ Platform in a way that is reflective of the global community of leaders working to fight air pollution. Please help spread the word! We appreciate your support!

We’re very excited to announce the 5 ambassadors that will join the inaugural OpenAQ Community Ambassador cohort! They will be participating in a 10-month program focused on amplifying the impact of OpenAQ through their important initiatives dedicated to fighting air pollution in their communities. You can read about Farah, Aza, Melusi, Ray, and Josephine and their inspiring work below. Are you on OpenAQ Slack? Please join us in welcoming them to the OpenAQ Community!

FILLING IN KEY DATA GAPS: PLATFORM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

By Chisato Calvert, Deputy Director of OpenAQ

This is part of a contributor’s series featuring stories that highlight members of the OpenAQ Community and their impact.

Just as the world’s tallest skyscrapers require strong foundations from which to be built, the most effective solutions to combat air pollution require access to data. While the data-sharing infrastructure is invisible, we believe that it is foundational for solving one of the biggest environmental health threats of our time.

There is a common misconception that you need to be an “air quality…

We’re excited to welcome Wesley Garcia to the OpenAQ Team! Wes is OpenAQ’s new Community Engagement Intern, and will be supporting various projects that aim to amplify impact to fight air pollution more effectively across the globe. Are you on OpenAQ Slack? Give him a shout out at @wesleygarcia!

I am originally from Phoenix, Arizona and had an adventurous life working aboard cruise ships traveling the seven seas. After discovering my interest in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and cartography, I decided to enlist in the United States Air Force to gain more hands-on experience in this field. To further my…

By Sruti Modekurty, OpenAQ Platform Lead

We have been hard at work for the past year working on this major addition to the platform and we are so excited to finally share it with all of you! Below, you will find a summary of what’s new and what’s different as well as more detailed guides on website and API updates.

What’s New!

• New kinds of data — low-cost sensor, mobile, extra parameters
• Dashboards on website give overview of data
• V2 API with low cost sensor data and improved performance
• Access all of the data through the API

What’s Different?

• Updated data type definitions
• Slight…

By Jeremy Taub, Executive Director, OpenAQ

Growing now more than ever

While 2020 is not even over, the past year has been a time of incredible accomplishment and growth for OpenAQ and the OpenAQ community, despite challenges posed by the pandemic, and a number of ongoing social and ecological struggles. With the help of community contributions, the OpenAQ platform has grown to host over 700 million data points from 95 countries, and monthly API requests are now averaging 40 million. Among other things, we have extended the availability of data from the API from 90 days to 2 years, launched…

By Chisato Calvert, Deputy Director of OpenAQ

This is the second story within a broader contributors series featuring OpenAQ Community members and their impact.

Just as the world’s tallest skyscrapers require strong foundations from which to be built, the most effective solutions to combat air pollution require access to data. While the data-sharing infrastructure is invisible, we believe that it is foundational for solving one of the biggest environmental health threats of our time.

There is a common misconception that you need to be an “air quality expert” to fight air inequality. OpenAQ firmly believes that it takes a variety…