Table 1.
Online tools that may be useful to low-cost air quality research stakeholders.
Category | Tool | Description | Website |
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Government | EPA’s Air Sensor Toolbox | Resources to support communities and citizens selecting and using low-cost sensors | epa.gov/air-sensor-toolbox |
AirNow | Aggregated national data from regulatory grade monitoring stations and information on potential health impacts | airnow.gov | |
EJSCREEN | Environmental justice screening and mapping tool | epa.gov/ejscreen | |
RETIGO | EPA software for mapping collected air quality data | epa.gov/retigo | |
C-FERST | Community-focused exposure and risk screening tool | epa.gov/c-ferst | |
AQ-SPEC | Sensor evaluation program | aqmd.gov/aq-spec | |
US EIA Energy Mapping System | Mapping tool to explore energy use and development across the United States | eia.gov/state/maps.php | |
CalEnviroscreen | California specific environmental justice screening tool | oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen | |
Non-Profit and Academic | IVAN Monitoring System | Community-based monitoring system for environmental concerns | ivan-imperial.org/air |
FrackTracker | App for logging reports and observations around oil and gas activity | fractracker.org | |
Institute for Health and Metrics Evaluation | Resource for exploring health data and statistics | healthdata.org | |
EDF Air Sensor Workgroup Data Standards | Guidelines for sensor data formatting | edf.org/health/data-standards-date-and-timestamp-guidelines | |
AQ-IQ Air Quality and Sensor Curriculum | K-12 curriculum supporting the use of low-cost sensors by students | teachengineering.org/curricularunits/view/cub_airquality_unit | |
OpenAQ | Aggregated global data from regulatory grade monitoring stations | openaq.org | |
SensorThingsAPI | Open source API for connecting IoT sensing devices, data, and applications over the web | opengeospatial.org/standards/sensorthings | |
Commercial | Envirosuite | Software for environmental management and planning | envirosuite.com |
Breezometer | Commercial API for displaying air quality indicators | breezometer.com |