Wanna know how big, open data in the air quality world, from sensors to satellites, will have an impact on society in the future? We do too! To get an idea, we took a look at how existing open data has previously benefited society.
We combed Web of Science for existing research literature and found the 10 most highly-cited large-cohort, epidemiological studies on the impact of air pollution on health. To be clear, these aren’t the kind of research studies that are just science-for-science’s-sake, rather these studies have provided the fundamental scientific foundation that underpins national and international policies and guidelines on air quality and public health. And 7 out of 10 of them had used open air quality data provided by government agencies.
Wow! That makes us excited about the power of even more open air quality data in the future.
This post is inspired by a recent discussion on the OpenAQ Slack Channel. Wanna chat with our community? Have a cool open air pollution topic you’d like to talk about? Please join us!
