Air quality data hosting
A centralized database for air quality measurements, connected to tools for availability to the public, encourages transparency, quality assurance and efficiency. A well-functioning data host opens doors to further air quality assessments and applications, such as modelling and reporting data to international institutions such as the European Union.
With our expertise in both air quality management and data hosting we can support the development of a data hosting system tailor-made for customer needs.
Advantages of centralized data hosting
As the Swedish data host for air quality measurements and modelling results we maintain a database for yearly reported air quality data as well as near real time measurements.
National data hosting allows:
- Efficient and stable data gathering and publishing
- Cost efficient e-reporting
- High quality air quality data for transparent information to the public
- Wider research possibilities
- Useful input to air quality modelling
Zoom imageQuality control and compare different time series of measurements.
Zoom imageSearch and download measurements and meta data from a user-friendly web portal.
Zoom imagePresent air quality modelling results at different resolutions, from local or urban assessments to national surveys.
Automated data flow
The data flow process, from local data providers to the national data host, is to a large degree automated, with validation checks for format and completeness.
Quality assurance
We offer tools to assist the quality assurance of measurement data, using for example visual comparisons of time series as well as checks of verification flags.
User-friendly web portal
An advantage with a national data hosting system is the ease with which data can be made available to the public. We can provide a web portal along with API services for presenting and downloading data.
Tools for e-reporting to the EU
Our system is set up according to e-reporting obligations to the European Environment Agency (EEA). It generates files for e-reporting, following EEA formats and a statistical module is used to calculate aggregations following detailed EU specifications.