1. HackAir
11/19/2018
What is HackAir?
HackAIR (c) 2017

2. Generate and share information on air pollution

3. HackAir
creates and tests an open platform that enables citizens to generate, publish and access information relevant to outdoor air pollution, by…

4. Goals Collect air quality from different sources
Synthesise data, and generate meaningful information
Deliver mobile and web-based services
Increase user engagement and encourage behaviour change
Test the concept with communities

5. Why HackAir?
Air pollution from particle matter reduces people’s health and lifespan
Citizens cannot easily access their exposure
sensors are few and far between
coverage oustide cities is poor
data is not always accessible

6. How does HackAIR work?

7. Combining information

8. Data sources
Citizens upload photos of the sky through the mobile app, and measure air quality with low-cost open hardware
Existing air quality stations, open data, and publicly available photos of the sky

9. Technology
Image crawling of geotagged photos of the sky Image analysis to estimate concentration of particles Open hardware sensors with smartphone algorithms
Discovery and indexing of environmental websites with air quality measurements Data fusion to create air quality map Decision-support and personalisation by an ontological framework and knowledge base

10. App

11. Platform

12. Developing services for the community

13. Services Air quality estimates based on various sources
Personalised recommendations to citizens based on location, travel, physical activity and other information
Measurements available as open data for other applications
The HackAIR platform source code as open source

14. Pilot Testing by communities of the platform:
Germany: Friends of the Earth (BUND – 500,000 supporters)
Norway: Asthma and Allergies Association of Norway (~17,000 members)
Community developed by CITI-SENSE project (Citizen Observatory on air quality)

15. Partners DRAXIS Environmental S.A. Norsk institutt for luftforskning
Centre for research & technology Hellas
BUND für umwelt und naturschutz Deutshland EV
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
ON:SUBJECT
The Democritus University of Thrace , Crevis Sprl and the Technological Educational Institute of Athens contribute as third parties affiliated to Draxis Environmental S.A.

16. hackAIR platform launched in February 2018
3-year timeline
Start date:
1/2016
hackAIR platform launched in February 2018
End date: 12/2018

17. More information

18. Disclaimer
This presentation reflects only the author's view and the Research Executive Agency or European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. hackAIR is supported through the EU programme on “Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation” and funded through the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No until December 2018.