The Operational Network of Air Quality Impact Resources (OPENAIR) project seeks to arm local governments with the latest know-how in the use of low-cost air quality sensors. For the first time in Australia, the project will establish a best-practice methodology for all aspects of council-led air quality monitoring.
The recent availability of low-cost environmental sensors makes it feasible to collect localised air quality data at urban precincts, busy road intersections and areas where local topography concentrates pollution that can be used to provide additional localised air quality information to the public.
Localised air quality monitoring can help local governments to address issues associated with poor air quality caused by bushfires, wood fired heaters, agriculture, transportation, industry and urban heat, such as health problems and premature death in Australian communities. OPENAIR is all about helping councils build expertise in this area.
The OPENAIR pilot project was led by the NSW Smart Sensing Network in collaboration with the NSW Department of Climate Change Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). The contents of the project website including all our resources and downloads can now be accessed through the NSW Government Air Quality Hub.
The NSW OPENAIR website and resources are now available on the NSW Air Quality Hub. This is part of the NSW Government’s SEED (Sharing and Enabling Environmental Data) portal.
Our Best Practice Guide contains a wide range of OPENAIR resources to local governments to design and undertake air quality monitoring projects.
Access OPENAIR resources from the “Data Insights” menu on the Air Quality Hub.
