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Re: YOW Smart Citizen Workshop - Adopt an FREE Air Quality Sensor

Posted by john whelan on Aug 30, 2017; 1:24pm
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I note that the City of Ottawa has a number of air quality monitors through out the city that measure eight different pollutants.

http://apps107.ottawa.ca/AirQuality/AirQuality_en.aspx

I suspect the measuring instruments are certified to be a reasonable quality and the placement of the monitoring stations will have been thought out.  I'm not sure what additional value this project offers.  I feel cynical sometimes.

Sorry John

On 30 August 2017 at 08:56, Glen Newton <[hidden email]> wrote:
Was anyone able to find a data download page on their site? I tried to find one but could not.
Their FAQ does not mention it.

I also could not find any mention of the license of the collected data and if the sensor owner or the company has copyright on the data.

Glen

On 30 August 2017 at 07:59, john whelan <[hidden email]> wrote:
I probably browsed the site first to get a bit more info about the recommended placement etc. then ended up on the wrong page which asked me for my credit card number.  For example under a tree would give lower temperatures and higher humidity, the north side of the house is closer to the highway so probably a higher particle count.  Outdoor temperatures can be difficult to measure accurately, typically three home depot digital thermometers will give three different readings.

My curiosity and scientific background are probably not ideal for this project.  I suspect the idea is by averaging a large number of devices a higher level of accuracy can be obtained and by comparing the readings over time from the same device more data can be retrieved.  I also have concerns about safety, battery power is one thing connected to hydro is something else.  The power supply would need to be certified and waterproof.

I take it a cheap sensor for rain has not been identified.  Than one would be interesting but there are problems in winter.

Cheerio John

On 30 August 2017 at 07:38, Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]> wrote:
I just sent in my info and I was not asked for a credit card number!

On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 7:35 AM, Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]> wrote:
Drop Stephen a note!

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 7:26 PM, john whelan <[hidden email]> wrote:
Free but they want my credit card details?

I don't pay anyone except Amazon by credit card over the Internet.  Paypal maybe.   I note I can buy the basic link it smart for $15 retail, I assume the temperature measuring module, particle module and humidity modules are $70 each.

I'm obviously missing something.

Cheerio John

On 29 August 2017 at 16:46, Tracey P. Lauriault <[hidden email]> wrote:
VIA Steve Liang

Hi All,

We are organizing a smart citizen MAKE-YOUR-OWN-SENSOR workshop in Ottawa on September 9th.  Wanna know the air quality in your backyard?  Wanna join this city-wide air quality sensing network?

Apply to adopt a sensor here:
https://smartcities.sensorup.com/ottawa/2017-09-09/

Cheers,
Steve
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Associate Professor 
AITF-Microsoft Industry Chair in Open Sensor Web
Department of Geomatics Engineering
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary

CEO, SensorUp Inc.

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