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Publishing Air Quality Data
on the aqicn.org / waqi.info map

Share: aqicn.org/data-feed/


MetOne BAM 1020 station

Publishing data on the World Air Quality Index maps (aqicn.org and waqi.info) is free and simple.

Both professional and DIY air quality monitoring stations are accepted.

However DIY stations, such as "luftdaten", go through an additional data quality control, to ensure high quality data.

Once your data is validated, you will get a dedicated page for your station where you can see the real-time data, the Air Quality and weather forecast, as well as the historical data - all for free.

If you do not have any monitoring station, and would like to get one, check our GAIA Air Quality monitoring stations. If you prefer a DIY station, check the GAIA A08.


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Uploading the data

There are three cases in order to upload your data into the map:

    Either you have a known Air Quality monitoring station (IQAir, Oizom, Luftdaten, Sensor Community, PurpleAir, U-Rad, LUN, ...), or a known Weather Station with an air quality sensor module (Weather Link, Eco-Witt, Ambient Weather...). In which case, you only need to tell us your station details, such as the ID/Name. We already have adapters for those stations.



    Either you already have a website (or a feed such as thing-speak) from which we can collect the data from your stations. In this case our system will periodically load your page, extract the data and then republish it on our map. Check the feed examples for website examples.


    Either you do not have a website, but you have a station, and you would like to "push" the data directly to our system. In this case, you will need to write a small program to "post" your station data via our upload API. We have code example for Arduino and Python. The code samples are available from the upload API page.


If you fall in the two first categories (have a known station or a website), or if you have any doubts, send us a message using the form below. If you fall in the second category, and want to programmatically post the data via our upload API, check our data upload scripts and API page.

Contact form

Your name - eg "John Doe"


Your email address - eg "john.doe@mail.com"


Your data-feed URL - eg "https://airnow.gov/"
or station Id - eg "https://weatherlink.com/..."

Tell us what kind of help you need or can provide.

Data Validation

If you own a luftdaten or similar low cost sensor, you can check the air quality data validation service:

https://aqicn.org/data-feed/validation/

For example, for the "luftdaten" sensor 84804, you can check the page aqicn.org/data-feed/validation/#/luftdaten/84804

The data validation and qualification is also done automatically once a day.

Do you know of any Air Quality stations in your area?
why not participate to the map with your own air quality station?

Our GAIA air quality monitors are very easy to set up: You only need a WIFI access point and a USB compatible power supply.

Once connected, your real time air pollution levels are instantaneously available on the maps and through the API.

The station comes with a 10-meter water-proof power cable, a USB power supply, mounting equipment and an optional solar panel.

Click for more information

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 Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

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.



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