Dutch Skies
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What: Measuring particulate matter
Where: North Holland
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Dutch skies started with a question from the Province of Noord-Holland about how sensor technology can be used to monitor the air quality in the province. There are several official airmeetnet.nl measuring stations in North Holland. Supplemented with sensors, a fine-meshed measuring network can be made. The quality of the sensor data and the interpretation are important points of attention, and RIVM will play an important role here. Dutch Skies will make a new start in 2022.
Citizen science
Citizen Science is an important part of Dutch Skies. In various regions residents are working with sensors to map the air quality in their neighbourhood. Especially in the IJmond region, residents have many questions when it comes to air quality, partly due to the presence of TATA steel. Therefore, this is the first region where the citizen measurements started and where most of the sensors were placed. Residents in Zaanstad and Buiksloterham also got to work. There are other concerns and questions here, for example about air pollution from road traffic or shipping. Research into the health of local residents and the air quality around TATA Steel (including graphite rains) is not part of Hollandse Luchten. This research has its own website where all information can be found.
The residents in the various regions assemble the sensors themselves, under the supervision of the Waag. They also determine the goals of the pilot and the measurement plan themselves, and they jointly decide where the sensors will be installed. A total of 200 sensor boxes were made available by the province for the citizen measurements. Most measure particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10 , Nova Fitness SDS011 ), humidity and temperature. In addition, a handful of 'extensive' sensors have been deployed, which also measure nitrogen oxide ( Alphasense NO 2 -B4xF compact ) and ozone.
In the follow-up to Hollandse Luchten, which will start in 2022, the focus will be on looking together with the participants at what can be done with the data.
