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IQAr: A Web Based GIS for Air Quality Monitoring in Real-time

Authors:
Matheus Rosendo
Rafael Geha Serta
Yuri Arnold Gruber
Fabiano Scheer Hainosz

Keywords: AQI; air quality; real-time monitoring; dynamic thematic map

Abstract:
This paper describes the features of the software IQAr that aimed at improving the process of management of air quality data generated by automatic stations. The IQAr includes verification of incoming files for monitoring, processing, validation and storage of data. This tool enables the reporting, the dissemination of results of monitoring over the web with a dynamic map, the visualization of the current direction and speed of wind through a wind rose chart, and the display of the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the last 24 hours. The IQAr allowed the Environmental Institute of Paraná (IAP) and the LACTEC Institutes to improve the equipment evaluation of air quality stations and consistency of the generated data, besides diagnosing air quality in real-time. Due to the ability to continuously validate the data, the software made it possible the dissemination of georeferenced information of air quality in real-time to the general population through the IAP website.

Pages: 88 to 93

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: February 22, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-393X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-383-4

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from February 22, 2015 to February 27, 2015