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Prepared by John E. White and the AirNow Team U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sonoma Technology, Inc. Health

United States Environmental Protection Agency - The AirNow Program Air Quality Data for Your Application/Service. Prepared by John E. White and the AirNow Team U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sonoma Technology, Inc. Health Data Initiative Forum III

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Prepared by John E. White and the AirNow Team U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sonoma Technology, Inc. Health

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  1. United States Environmental Protection Agency - The AirNow Program Air Quality Data for Your Application/Service Prepared by John E. White and the AirNow Team U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sonoma Technology, Inc. Health Data Initiative Forum III The Health Datapalooza – Data Lab Breakout June 5th , 2012

  2. What is AirNow? AirNow is the national framework for acquiring and distributing air quality information • Collects, quality assures, and transfers real-time and forecasted air quality information to the public • Gathers data provided by 130 federal, state, and local air quality agencies • Issues weather/air quality news stories • Partners with national media • Provides air quality education and outreach America’s “go to” resource for current and forecasted air quality information 2

  3. 78 21 5 54 33 99 238 32 61 What is AirNow? • Data    Decision • Informs the public, media, and decision makers • Educates and supports the voluntary AirNow community of agencies • Provides data to other systems 3

  4. AirNow Web Services: Why Are They Needed? • Best way to retrieve data/information ‘on demand’ from AirNow • Air quality Forecasts/Action days • Observed air quality data • Agency, reporting area, and monitoring site information • Current Uses • Local Air Agency websites, news organizations, schools, researchers, and public • Spreadsheets, mobile apps and other applications • EPA Wants Your Help! • Getting air quality conditions and forecasts to the public or your audience • The Challenge: making air quality information more personal…more localized • Integrate with other environmental/scientific applications? How about weather? Example: EPA doesn’t want to tell people to stay inside, so can we empower people to exercise knowing both weather and air quality? • To sign up and get air quality data – go to AirNow Gateway • www.airnowgateway.org - Login/request new account 4

  5. AirNow Web Services: Some Current Examples 5

  6. AirNow Web Services – The Future • AirNow Application Programming Interface (API) • Replace AirNow Gateway • Additional services (WCS – point, WMS – mapping service), data sets, and formats useful for building applications • An easier to use, well-documented interface • API will include: • Expanded library of services • Additional geospatial services • More payload options • Improved standardization and extensive documentation • Online query generator tools • Release Date • Fall 2012 6

  7. Thank you John E. White -- EPA AirNow (919) 541-2306, white.johne@epa.gov Steve Ludewig – Sonoma Technology, Inc. (707) 665-9900, steve@sonomatech.com 7

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