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Irish air quality data collection system & Air Quality Index for Health Barbara O’Leary Manager National Ambient Air Quality Programme 25 October 2013 Peter Mooney Senior Researcher and IT Developer EU Reporting Requirements for Air Quality Up-to-date data to the public hourly Up-to-date data to the EC from 01/01/2014 Inform the public of when alert or information threshold breached Monthly ozone reports April – September Summer ozone report Annual data Annual questionnaire National Reporting Requirements for Air Quality Annual report Monthly information for stakeholders An Upgrade to Air Quality Communications and IT System Was Required Frequent breakdowns Outdated technologies not supported Difficult to replace old equipment New EU Reporting Requirements EU Air Quality Reporting entering a crucial technological phase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 Existing AQ Reporting Outputs “The Questionnaire” AQ Plans DEM INSPIRE-based reporting for Air Quality and Environmental Monitoring is more than a paradigm shift Technology ‘low tech’ ‘high tech’ Specifications ‘loose specifications, visual or spreadsheet QA/QC’ ‘very precise specifications, automated QA’ Services (Software and Network) ‘manual, heavy lifting’ ‘industry standards-based web and data services – decentralisation of data services and management to MS People and Skills ‘in house jargon’ Internationalisation ‘Air Quality Scientists with general IT Skills’ ‘high end IT Skills’ Phase 1 – Data In Phase 2 – Data Out (ETL) Process Automated Alerts Python Scripting Member State AQ Database (MS SQL Server) 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 1st time ever in EPA Tools for better management and observation of the National Air Quality Network Improved Near Real Time Reporting to EEA in XML format – for PM10, O3, CO, SO2, and NOX http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/air-quality/map/real-time-map AQ DB Query Service for network operators AQ DB Query Service – output as HTML 5 interactive chart Several other output types are available for all pollutants As JSON data As CSV/Excel As a Google Chart Air Quality Index For Health (AQIH) Developed by Air Quality Health Information Working Group Limitations of Existing Ireland AQI Revised WHO guideline values based on more recent heath evidence since 2004 Restricted network of monitoring sites which do not monitor for all parameters Few real time monitoring sites as validated instrumentation not capable of real time monitoring for particulates No forecasting capacity Health Service Executive reviewed AQIs from around the world • • • • • • Europe-CAQI Ireland AQI South Africa USA Canada UK EPA investigated implementation Number and type of monitoring instruments Information Technology Options Monitoring locations Air Quality Index for Health – www.airquality.epa.ie Air Quality Index for Health – www.airquality.epa.ie Air Quality Index for Health – www.airquality.epa.ie 2011 Statistics from Ireland Additional Features of the Website Future Developments Air Quality Forecast Mobile Website Increase internet connections in the network Implement IPR Thank You Thank You