Grants

This project will deliver a publicly-accessible PM2.5 concentration database at daily time resolution and 1km2 spatial resolution for the whole of Ghana from the early 2000s to the present day, to support improved policymaking and epidemiological research.

This project will develop a data management system that ‘puts compelling air quality data in the right hands,' creating a standardised, scalable solution for tracking air pollution.

This project will produce the world's first global dataset on emissions sources—including PM (with possible black and organic carbon speciation), SOx, NOx, NMVOCs, CO, and NH3— empowering corporations, cities, and governments to track and reduce emissions.

HabitatMap, a nonprofit air quality sensor maker committed to open data and grassroots action, will use this grant to strengthen its community outreach and better understand how its sensors support local environmental campaigns.

This projects replicates the successful 2023 International Microsensors Challenge by extending to new geographies (Ghana and India) while maintaining sensor evaluations in France.

SPARTAN calibrates satellite data used in health impact assessments and epidemiological studies informing PM2.5 exposure standards. This grant will improve SPARTAN’s capacity to generate tailored air quality data for low-capacity, data-poor settings.

This grant will replicate the Paris-based Microsensor Challenge event in Thailand to independently evaluate and compare low-cost air quality sensors. The results will provide users with an independent assessment of the suitability of the low-cost sensor market and its possible uses in the South-East Asian context

EDF will pilot and improve the Air Tracker tool, which enables communities and city officials to identify where local air pollution is coming from anywhere in a city at any time. The tool will be developed so it can be made available to any city worldwide and piloted in Rio De Janeiro and São Paulo by supporting local policy and enforcement.

This project tackles the issues faced by low-income and minority communities disproportionately affected by waste burning, where traditional air monitoring falls short. It aims to establish local air quality monitoring, replace polluting waste facilities with cleaner alternatives, and boost environmental advocacy through wearable sensors.

Collecting and visualising data on air pollution is an essential first step for clean air campaigns. HabitatMap has revolutionised air quality data collection through their low-cost, wearable sensors. Campaigners worldwide use these sensors to advocate for environmental justice.