Company
Date Published
Author
Chris Churilo
Word count
841
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The importance of air quality monitoring cannot be overstated, with poor air quality responsible for an estimated 60,000 premature deaths in the US each year and annual costs from air pollution-related illness estimated at $150 billion. A network of citizen scientists can help identify pollution "hot spots" by monitoring air quality throughout a region. The Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry Pi is a handy environmental monitoring device that allows fine-grained, detailed datasets to reveal shifts in air quality across time. This device can be used to monitor indoor air characteristics and contribute data to citizen science efforts, such as Luftdaten. An InfluxDB Air Quality Monitoring Template enables users to collect, store, and visualize this data, making actionable, informed decisions possible.