Air Quality Monitoring in London

Air Pollution Monitoring Station

Team Organizations	London Greenwich Borough (City Council and Digital Greenwich); GSMA (Association of Mobile Operators); Everimpact (Solution/Service Provider); Ordnance Survey (UK Mapping Agency); Telefonica (Telco); NEC (Service Provider); Urban Clouds (Service Provider)
Team Leaders	Mathieu Carlier
Participating Municipalities	Greenwich Borough (UK)
Status	Launched
Document	None

Description

IoT platform that measures air pollutants and greenhouse gases in London, in real-time, by combining ground sensors and satellites’ data
Real-Time monitoring and mapping of air pollution in London
Monetizing reductions of Carbon Emissions to generate revenues and/or debt financing for the London Greenwich’s Borough

Challenges

Cities lack the tools to monitor accurately air pollution, and do not leverage revenues or financing that can be drawn from carbon offsetting
The project will deploy and capture data from sensors positioned in the city of London (fixed and mobile sensors on bicycles and vehicles), and combine it with satellite data, in order to map precisely air pollution. The project will also test the generation of revenues from offsetting CO2 emissions from a London Tube Power Station.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)	Measurement Methods
Air Pollution levels identified Cost savings vs existing monitoring solutions Carbon Offsets’ amount monetized	Measurement of air pollution in ppm over 6-12 month period, compared to baseline Amount of money that can be saved by using new monitoring systems Amount of money that can be generate on carbon markets

Establish and standardize the most accurate air pollution data measurement methodology
Standardization of data protocols among smart cities by using the NGSI standard (FIWARE Open Source)
The developed standards, methodology, and processes are not unique to 1 city or region and can be replicated and scaled up in multiple cities/communities. The solution is being replicated in Paris, France and has already been chosen to monitor air pollution in 100 cities/projects worldwide by US Foundation R20.
The system will have its own business model to create sustainable revenue streams.

Real-time working application showing air pollution of London city on a map.