First NameFrancesca
Last NameBorea
Emailf.borea@comune.fe.it
What is the name of your organization?Municipality of Ferrara
Website/URLhttps://www.comune.fe.it
What best describes the type of organisation that you are representing?City
Where are you based?Piazza del Municipio, 2, Ferrara, Provincia di Ferrara 44121, IT
| Name of the equipment | |
| NetPID | |
| Brand | |
| Lab Service Analytica srl | |
| The number of these devices used in your initiative (estimation): | |
| 14 | |
| Origin | |
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| Measured parameter (you can select several) | |
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| PM2.5 | |
| PM2.5 – Unit | |
| μg | |
| PM2.5 – Technology | |
| light scattering | |
| PM2.5 – Range of measurement | |
| 0 – 1000 μg/m³ | |
| PM2.5 – Service life | |
| μg | |
| PM2.5 – Detection limit | |
| n.p. | |
| PM10 | |
| PM10 – Unit | |
| μg | |
| PM10 – Technology | |
| light scattering | |
| PM10 – Range of measurement | |
| 0 – 1000 μg/m³ | |
| PM10 – Detection limit | |
| n.p. | |
| NO2 | |
| NO2 – Unit | |
| ppb | |
| NO2 – Technology | |
| electrochemical | |
| NO2 – Range of measurement | |
| 0-20 ppm | |
| NO2 – Service life | |
| 1-2 years | |
| NO2 – Detection limit | |
| 5 ppb | |
| VOC | |
| VOC – Unit | |
| ppb | |
| VOC – Technology | |
| photoionization | |
| VOC – Range of measurement | |
| 0 – 3 ppm | |
| VOC – Service life | |
| 1-2 years | |
| VOC – Detection limit | |
| 0.5 ppb | |
| O3 | |
| O3 – Unit | |
| ppb | |
| O3 – Technology | |
| electrochemical | |
| O3 – Range of measurement | |
| 0-20 ppm | |
| O3 – Service life | |
| 1-2 years | |
| O3 – Detection limit | |
| 5 ppb | |
| CO2 | |
| CO2 – Unit | |
| ppb | |
| CO2 – Technology | |
| electrochemical | |
| CO2 – Range of measurement | |
| 0 – 15 ppm | |
| CO2 – Service life | |
| 1-2 yea | |
| CO2 – Detection limit | |
| 20 ppb | |
| Communication type | |
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| Energy type | |
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| Does your device allow SD cards? | |
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| Temporal resolution | |
| 1 second – 30 seconds depending on sensor type | |
| Where are you measuring air quality? | |
| Outdoor | |
| Device’s location | |
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| Level of expertise required to operate | |
| Simple if you take the time to read the documentation | |
| What is the approximate market price per unit? | |
| 8.000€ – 10.000€ | |
| Are there any other costs related to this equipment? | |
| Maintenance every 2 years of life | |
| Are there any setup/installation costs? If possible, provide a figure | |
| Small civil work for proper installation according to the AIR BREAK project case. | |
| Are there any maintenance costs? If possible, provide a figure | |
| 800€ – 1.000€ at least every 2 years (Sensor replacement and calibration) | |
What is the name of your initiative?Air-Break – Co-producing healthy clean commuting air spots in town
How would you describe the main mission of your initiative?Measure/monitor air quality, Smart/sustainable mobility, Raise awareness/education
Please provide a short description of your initiative (What is being done? Who is participating? What are your main goals?) This text will appear on the main page.Air-Break set the ambitious goal of reducing air-pollution by 25% in the most critical areas of the city. The project will tackle air-quality issues through a set of integrated actions along four core strategic fields: Nature-Based Solutions, with the plantation of phyto-absorbing species; Infrastructural upgrades for sustainable mobility. Technological equipment, with the deployment of air-quality monitoring stations, as well as of innovative digital services and gamification applications, towards the incentivisation of environmentally friendly behaviours; Awareness-raising and stakeholders’ engagement
Who is your main audience?Citizens, Schools, Private sector
If possible, provide the list of partners involved in the initiative.Municipality of Ferrara;
2 universities: University of Ferrara; Polytechnic of Milan;
1 public agency: S.I.PRO. Ferrara Development Agency;
2 private organisations: HERA S.p.A; Dedagroup Public Services;
1 SME: Lab Service Analytica srl;
1 research institution: Bruno Kessler Foundation
How is this initiative funded?Partially funded European project
Please provide an estimation of the total budget of the initiative (in €):1 million – 5 million
What is the duration of the initiative?1 to 5 years
How many participants (citizen scientists, volunteers, etc.) have been involved (approximately)?5000 – 10000
Website that presents your initiativehttps://www.uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/ferrara
Please share any other relevant/interesting links about your initiative:https://airbreakferrara.net
Please upload a picture to illustrate your initiativehttps://integratingcities.eu/go-living-in/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/gravity_forms/1-5354894cf3cf050d1ea2e13c24ed0dad/2022/10/Air-Break_LogoAzzurro_SottotitoloBig-05.png
Are you using a platform for data visualisation?Yes, we have created our own data platform
Add the public URL (if any)https://airbreakferrara.net/che-aria-tira/
Is your platform open source?No
From 0 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest), how easily accessible and user-friendly is your platform?4
What are the estimated costs related to the data platform (subscription if any, development costs…)n.a.
Are you providing open data?Yes
How is the data made accessible?API
If any, what qualitative or quantitative indicators (e.g., AQI, alerts…) are you calculating?Air Quality Index, based on: PM2.5 PM10 NO2 O3 CO
How frequently is the data refreshed in the data platform?hourly
How long does it take before the newest data is available on your platform?1 minute
Do you give access to historical data?Yes
If possible, please share a link to your data privacy policy:n.a. (AQ data are not privacy protected)
What type of data visualisation do you provide?Statistics / Indicators / Charts, Maps
Would you like to share with us any additional information? (Max 300 words)Abstract of presentation at FOSS4G 2022:
https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-2022/talk/SCZWUM/
The infrastructure implemented is composed of different software solutions, for different users:
webGIS viewer, for authorized users within Municipality of Ferrara, with credentials, to access timeseries with hourly data about all parameters measured by Lab Service stations (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, CO, O3, VOC, T, HR, Pr) and download data from web: https://sit.comune.fe.it/geonext/login.html
public dashboard, for citizens to access hourly updated information about:
Hera dashboard (only with authorized users with credentials):
https://www.airbreakboard.net
standard endpoint, server-side component providing hourly data about AQ based on OGC SensorThings API standard protocol:
standard Web Map Service endpoints, server-side component providing hourly AQ Index based on OGC WMS (ISO19128) standard protocol:
https://sit.comune.fe.it/geoserversit/ows?service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
standard Web Map Service endpoints, server-side component providing PM10 estimations from Copernicus images, based on OGC WMS (ISO19128) standard protocol:
https://hera-pm10.planetek.it/geoserver/ows?service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
QGIS plugin for SensorThings API, for GIS expert users to access timeseries with hourly data about all parameters measured by Lab Service stations (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, CO, O3, VOC, T, HR, Pr) and download data from desktop:
https://github.com/AirBreak-UIA/SensorThingsAPI_QGIS-plugin
