Low-cost sensors (LCSs), thanks to their affordable costs, size and relatively ease of use, make the monitoring of air quality possible for general public with limited knowledge of sensor technology, data analysis and visualisation. Nevertheless, due to the huge range of available LCSs and relatively new practise in implementation, a guide helping on knowing sensor technology, pros and cons.. is necessary for non-expert users. The guidance describes the selection of LCSs, verification and utilisation of LCSs data but not calibration of LCS. The guidance focuses on LCSs of particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen monoxide. In this guide, we summarised the types of LCSs, details of JRC-developed open source AirSensEUR Sensor System and major steps of designing a monitoring study using such Sensor Systems. For single use of Sensor System, measurement accuracy should be assessed at a reference air quality monitoring station, otherwise, some uncertainty in measurement must be considered when data are used. It is recommended to integrate
such single use Sensor Systems into city-air quality sensor network, if exists, which will help to monitor air quality city-wise. Sensor networks are crucial to monitor air quality temporally and spatially, and this guide summarises designing monitoring network, verification, quality control and data usage etc.
YATKIN Sinan;
GERBOLES Michel;
BOROWIAK Annette;
SIGNORINI Marco;
2022-11-09
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC130628
978-92-76-58682-1 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31274 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-274-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC130628,
10.2760/180094 (online),
