With the COVID-19 spreading out all over the world, the World Air Quality Index project team saw a surge in requests for global data covering the whole world map. As a result, the WAQI project is now providing a new dedicated data-set, updated 3 times a day, and covering about 380 major cities in the world, from Januray 2020 unil now.
The data for each major cities is based on the average (median) of several stations. The data set provides min/max/median and standard deviation for each of the air pollutant species (PM2.5,PM10, Ozone ...) as well as meteorological data (Wind, Temperature, ...). All air pollutant species are converted to the US EPA standard (i.e. no raw concentrations). All dates are UTC based.
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The World Air Quality Index project Data Use Statement applies to data available from the data platform. The purpose of these guidelines is to make all interested parties aware of the nature and objective of the data.
Usage Statement
The data platform observational data are not fully verified or validated; these data are subject to change, error, and correction. The data and information are in no way official.
The data platform observational data can not be used for any official comparison, ranking, report or data analysis. The official and validated data must be obtained directly from the originating EPA.
If observational data are used for analyses, displayed on web pages, or used for other programs or products, the analysis results, displays, or products must indicate that these data are not fully verified or validated.
Publications, analyses, products, presentations, and/or derived information that rely on these data must give attribution to the originating EPA as well as the World Air Quality Index Project:
The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data. All this historical Air Quality data is based on unvalidated, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time.
Data and information reported by the World Air Quality Index project are provided for the express purpose of providing citizens actionable health information related to air pollution.
Additional Restrictions
The data can not be sold or included in sold packages.
The data can not be used in paid applications or services.
The data can not be redistributed as cached or archived data.
If you get any results from your research usign this dataset, please let us know by sending us a message via the data-platform request form, with a link to your research result or article. We will compile a list of all the COVID-19 air quality based research and create a new page for everyone to see.
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The World Air Quality Index project Data Use Statement applies to data available from the data platform. The purpose of these guidelines is to make all interested parties aware of the nature and objective of the data.
Usage Statement
The data platform observational data are not fully verified or validated; these data are subject to change, error, and correction. The data and information are in no way official.
The data platform observational data can not be used for any official comparison, ranking, report or data analysis. The official and validated data must be obtained directly from the originating EPA.
If observational data are used for analyses, displayed on web pages, or used for other programs or products, the analysis results, displays, or products must indicate that these data are not fully verified or validated.
Publications, analyses, products, presentations, and/or derived information that rely on these data must give attribution to the originating EPA as well as the World Air Quality Index Project:
The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data. All this historical Air Quality data is based on unvalidated, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time.
Data and information reported by the World Air Quality Index project are provided for the express purpose of providing citizens actionable health information related to air pollution.
Additional Restrictions
The data can not be sold or included in sold packages.
The data can not be used in paid applications or services.
The data can not be redistributed as cached or archived data.
✋The World Air Quality project might look like one of those big projects coming from big organizations... but it is actually just a small, but lean, team behind it.
Despite its expensive outreach, the project has never received any financial support from any of NGO nor from any government🌸
The project income comes online advertising, but it is just enough to pay the cloud infrastructure. So, yes, all contributors are having a real job at the same time🙏
Yet, rather than asking for financial support, we prefer asking for contributors who can help with their time. Check the contribute page for more info.
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If you do not have time to contribute, but still would like to help and support our project, what about getting one of our cool GAIA air quality monitoring station? ☀️💨👌
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Data Credits
The open data framework would not be possible without the work from the worldwide EPA, which should get the credits for their monitoring programs.
About the Air Quality and Pollution Measurement:
About the Air Quality Levels
AQI
Air Pollution Level
Health Implications
Cautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50
Good
Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk
None
51 -100
Moderate
Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200
Unhealthy
Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300
Very Unhealthy
Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+
Hazardous
Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects
For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.
Usage Notice: All the Air Quality data are unvalidated at the time of publication, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time. The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data.
