Development and Implementation of a Near-Real-Time Web Reporting System on Ground-Level Ozone in Europe

This article presents the development and results of Ozone Web—a near-real-time Web-based approach to communicate environmental information to policy makers, researchers, and the general public. In Ozone Web, ground-level ozone information from 750 air quality measurement stations across Europe is c...

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Published in:Integrated environmental assessment and management 2008-10, Vol.4 (4), p.505-512
Main Authors: Normander, Bo, Haigh, Tim, Christiansen, Jesper S, Jensen, Trine S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air pollution
Air quality
Air quality measurements
Brief Communication
Computer Systems
Data collection
Demand
Emission measurements
Environmental economics
Environmental information
Environmental Monitoring - instrumentation
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Environmental reporting
Europe
GDP
Geographic information systems
Geography
Gross Domestic Product
Ground-level ozone
Interest groups
Internet
Near-real-time
Nitrogen dioxide
Outdoor air quality
Ozone
Ozone - analysis
Pollution levels
Technological change
Web application
Websites
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Summary:This article presents the development and results of Ozone Web—a near-real-time Web-based approach to communicate environmental information to policy makers, researchers, and the general public. In Ozone Web, ground-level ozone information from 750 air quality measurement stations across Europe is collected on an hourly basis, filtered, interpolated, and presented on zoomable maps and graphs. Compared with other environmental information initiatives, the main aspects of this Website is the allowance for user interactivity, free access to data, and high timeliness. Data are published 2 to 3 h after actual monitoring. In a response to the acute characteristics of air pollution, the basic principle is that up-to-date and accurate information about air pollution levels will help 1) citizens to protect their health, 2) policy makers in assessing the state of the environment, and 3) researchers in exchanging data and knowledge. Near-real-time information systems on the Web seem to be a valuable complement to future environmental reporting, and the European Environment Agency is currently investigating the requirements needed to extend the use of near-real-time data, including reporting on air pollutants other than ozone.
ISSN:1551-3777
1551-3793
DOI:10.1897/IEAM_2008-023.1