1. Irish air quality data collection system & Air Quality Index for Health Barbara O’LearyPeter Mooney Manager National Ambient Air Quality ProgrammeSenior Researcher and IT Developer 25 October 2013

2. EU Reporting Requirements for Air Quality nUp-to-date data to the public hourly nUp-to-date data to the EC from 01/01/2014 nInform the public of when alert or information threshold breached nMonthly ozone reports April – September nSummer ozone report nAnnual data nAnnual questionnaire

3. National Reporting Requirements for Air Quality nAnnual report nMonthly information for stakeholders

4. An Upgrade to Air Quality Communications and IT System Was Required nFrequent breakdowns nOutdated technologies not supported nDifficult to replace old equipment nNew EU Reporting Requirements

5. EU Air Quality Reporting entering a crucial technological phase over next few years The AQ Implementing Decision applies from 1st January 2014 Air Quality becomes part of the INSPIRE process in 2015 COMPLIANCE: Not just for the AQ Directive but also INSPIRE Directive compliance SEIS Principles

6. Existing AQ Reporting Outputs DEM “The Questionnaire” AQ Plans

7. INSPIRE-based reporting for Air Quality and Environmental Monitoring is more than a paradigm shift nTechnology n‘low tech’  ‘high tech’ nSpecifications n‘loose specifications, visual or spreadsheet QA/QC’  ‘very precise specifications, automated QA’ nServices (Software and Network) n‘manual, heavy lifting’  ‘industry standards-based web and data services – decentralisation of data services and management to MS nPeople and Skills n‘in house jargon’  Internationalisation n‘Air Quality Scientists with general IT Skills’  ‘high end IT Skills’

8. Phase 1 – Data In

9. Member State AQ Database (MS SQL Server) Python Scripting Phase 2 – Data Out (ETL) Process Automated Alerts

10. We have made significant progress in the last few months in delivery of reporting, outputs, and services Real time VOC reporting and visualisation – for the 1 st time ever in EPA

11. Tools for better management and observation of the National Air Quality Network

12. Improved Near Real Time Reporting to EEA in XML format – for PM 10, O3, CO, SO2, and NO X http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/air-quality/map/real-time-map

13. AQ DB Query Service for network operators

14. AQ DB Query Service – output as HTML 5 interactive chart

15. Several other output types are available for all pollutants As JSON data As CSV/Excel As a Google Chart

16. Air Quality Index For Health (AQIH) Developed by Air Quality Health Information Working Group

17. Limitations of Existing Ireland AQI nRevised WHO guideline values based on more recent heath evidence since 2004 nRestricted network of monitoring sites which do not monitor for all parameters nFew real time monitoring sites as validated instrumentation not capable of real time monitoring for particulates nNo forecasting capacity nRevised WHO guideline values based on more recent heath evidence since 2004 nRestricted network of monitoring sites which do not monitor for all parameters nFew real time monitoring sites as validated instrumentation not capable of real time monitoring for particulates nNo forecasting capacity

18. Health Service Executive reviewed AQIs from around the world Europe-CAQI Ireland AQI South Africa USA Canada UK

19. EPA investigated implementation Number and type of monitoring instruments Information Technology Options Monitoring locations

20. Air Quality Index for Health – www.airquality.epa.ie

24. 2011 Statistics from Ireland

25. Additional Features of the Website

26. Future Developments nAir Quality Forecast nMobile Website nIncrease internet connections in the network nImplement IPR

27. Thank You