AirScape’s Role in Making London’s Air Cleaner

• By AirScape
• June 5, 2023

AirScape’s Role in Making London’s Air Cleaner

At AirScape, our mission is to inspire and empower a generation to make informed quality-of-life decisions with reliable air quality data. We envision a world without air pollution-related deaths and illnesses, where clean air is a conscious thought, easily accessible, whoever you are, wherever you are.

We firmly believe that actionable air quality data is key to creating the change we want to see. Our dedication to this cause has driven significant strides in the fight against air pollution, fostering cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable urban environments. London is one such city where our efforts have made a tangible difference.

Street-level air quality data, in real time, in action

AirScape combines dense sensor network data with computational fluid dynamics, landscape insights, and interpolation algorithms to provide a detailed picture of air quality data at a street level, in real time. This solution is more reliable, cost-effective, and user-friendly than any other solution on the market.

AirScape is shaping the future of air quality management in London by:

Identifying and Alerting about Local Incidents: Real-time air quality data from AirScape helps in the timely identification of pollution incidents, alerting citizens about potential health risks. This proactive approach ensures that residents can take necessary precautions, reducing their exposure to pollution.

Highlighting Pollution Hotspots: We’ve been able to pinpoint pollution hotspots, primarily caused by traffic and construction activities. This data puts governments in control, informing public policy, and investment decisions for better air quality management.

Understanding the Problem Over Time: Our sustained monitoring of air quality over time helps understand the problem’s magnitude, its sources, and its evolution. It provides a detailed overview of when and where pollution is coming from, enabling effective intervention strategies.

Measuring Economic Impact: By correlating air pollution data with health and economic indicators, we provide insights into the economic impact of air pollution, further emphasising the need for air quality improvement measures.

Promoting Responsible Behaviour: Accessible air quality data promotes responsible behaviour from companies and industries by holding them accountable for their environmental impact.

Protecting the Vulnerable: By identifying areas with high pollution levels, we ensure that protective measures can be implemented to safeguard those disproportionately affected by air pollution.

Empowering Citizens: Our easily accessible data enables people to make informed decisions for their health and wellbeing. By making air pollution visible, we increase public awareness and encourage individual actions towards cleaner air.

AirScape in Camden and beyond

For over a year, we’ve been monitoring air quality in Camden, one of London’s busiest boroughs, and partnering closely with The Camden Clean Air Initiative. As we celebrate the progress in Camden, we are in talks with other London boroughs and businesses to extend our network. We envision a city-wide, real-time air quality monitoring system to empower even more communities with knowledge and control over the air they breathe.

The fight against air pollution is only just beginning, but we are optimistic. Technology is a powerful weapon in this fight, and as we continue to innovate and deepen our understanding of air pollution, we believe we can make a significant difference.

At AirScape, we’ve seen the transformative power of actionable data in shaping healthier, more sustainable communities. We’ve witnessed how our real-time, street-level air quality data can spur effective action and foster a new consciousness about the air we breathe. But we can’t do it alone.

Join us in making a difference

Clean air should not be a privilege – it is a human right. To turn this vision into a reality, we need governments, businesses, communities, and individuals to commit to the cause. Whether it’s adopting smarter policies, investing in cleaner technologies, or just being more mindful of our everyday actions, each one of us has a role to play. The first step is to understand the problem. After all, you can’t manage what you can’t measure, or see.

We’re eager to partner with more boroughs and businesses across London and beyond. If you’re a local government official, a community leader, or just a concerned citizen and believe your area could benefit from AirScape, we want to hear from you.

Let’s work together to make clean air easily accessible, whoever you are, wherever you are. Get in touch now!