the air quality egg ( aqe ) is an open source hardware internet of things platform and hobbyist device for crowdsourced citizen monitoring of airborne pollutants .

the device won widespread recognition when it was named a best of kickstarter 2012 project , and has been featured in newspaper , magazine , peer-reviewed scientific journal and prominent blog articles .

crowdsourced data from citizen owners of the devices is uploaded to xively where it becomes publicly accessibly on the air quality egg website .

the device is supported by 3rd party mobile apps such as acculation 's aqcalc .

the aqe grew out of internet of things meetup groups in new york city and amsterdam , led by pachube evangelist ed borden .

wickeddevice llc , the company that manufacturers and sells the aqe off its website , is a tech start-up headquartered in ithaca , ny .

there are two versions of the device : an arduino shield for use by hobbyists , and a more consumer-ready " hobbyist kit " device .

the latter consists of two identical-looking plastic enclosures vaguely resembling white eggs .

one unit , the base unit , is connected to the user 's ethernet lan connection .

the second unit monitors no2 and co levels and reports these readings every few minutes back to the base unit via a custom wireless protocol .

the base unit , in term , reports these readings to xively and the aqe website .

add-ons are available for purchase off the website that add pm2 .5 dust , ozone , and voc sensors .

despite being labelled a not-consumer-ready " hobbyist " device by the manufacturer , the aqe is one of the few de facto commercially available , comprehensive internet of things pollution monitors on the us market .

a number of competing devices have been announced , such as the chemisense wearable in the us or the alima in france , but these do not appear to be commercially available in the us at time of writing .

citizensensor is another us crowdsourced air quality monitoring device , but it is listed an " outgoing project " , " diy " , and apparently not available for purchase .

in terms of a comprehensive internet of things air pollution monitoring solution , the most direct competitor may be china 's ikair ( pronounced " i care " ) , although this uses a closed , proprietary platform rather than the aqe 's open source hardware and open data design .

unfortunately , at time of writing the ikair 's companion smartphone app does not appear to be available in english or for download in the us .

ibm recently announced a partnership with the government of china for analytics software to process data from pollution sensors , so both the software and hardware aspects of this market may be heating up .

a major potential criticism of the aqe is that it is still a hobbyist device despite the appearance of consumer-ready packaging .

in an effort to get these devices to end-users more quickly , the aqe 's sensors have not yet been fully calibrated by the manufacturer .

no doubt these issues will be addressed as more competing devices enter the market .

air quality egg

use the air quality egg app to configure the egg . available in google play .
you can hear more about the ideas behind the air quality egg in the video below .
a community - led air quality sensing network that gives people a way to participate in the conversation about air quality .
similar community initiatives are underway with the air quality egg in boston and the country of georgia , he said .
# airqualityegg : a community - led air quality sensing network that gives people a way to participate in the conversation about air quality .
the air quality egg project does more than just give localized data though . users can register their egg at urltoken and their data is automatically mapped , creating a real - time source for local , regional and even global air quality .
tell me if i’ve understand all : air quality egg from wicked device is sold for $ 185 ( shipping in eu ? ) and contains the base station ( first egg ) and the sensors ( second egg ) .
from the air quality egg website : “a community - led air quality sensing network that gives people a way to participate in the conversation about air quality . the air quality egg is a sensor system designed to allow anyone to collect very high resolution readings of no2 and co concentrations outside of their home . these two gases are the most indicative elements related to urban air pollution that are sense - able by inexpensive , diy sensors . ”
without commenting specifically on the air quality egg , he said
most of these devices have value for low - cost citizen science .
air quality sensor arduino shield + shipping costs to any non - us address .
air quality egg on - site workshop for 30 people . we will come to you with parts to build 30 wired air quality sensor boxes and build them with you . travel costs are included to locations in the us and europe .
while those monitors are meant to characterize air quality across a region , air pollution can be different from neighborhood to neighborhood .
air quality egg . fully assembled , plug and play , wireless air quality sensing system . generates no2 , co , temperature and humidity data and displays it on a web - based dashboard accessible from anywhere . shipping to us address included .
air quality egg + o3 , voc , radiation , and dust / particulate sensor upgrades . shipping to us included , add $ 13 for international shipping .
the sensors egg can be updated adding inside the same egg others sensors ( dust \ radiation \ voc \ ozone \ … ) .
way back in march 2012 i backed my first kickstarter project , the air quality egg from wicked device , a project to build a community - led air quality sensing network . it has been a long time coming but despite royal mail’s best efforts it has finally arrived .
the air quality egg ( aqe ) is a collective , diy , air quality sensor and network that emerged in 2012 out of an international collaboration of people involved in exploring aspects of the internet of things . the egg sensors measure concentrations of nitrogen dioxide ( no2 ) and carbon monoxide ( co ) , because as noted on the project’s webpage , “they are the most indicative elements related to urban air pollution that are sense - able by inexpensive diy sensors . ” although the egg can be implemented with other sensors , in this case the aspects of air quality that are measured depend on the technologies available .
shipped from ithaca , new york , by first - class post , an air quality egg has arrived in our citizen sense project lab . written on its cardboard box is the message , “care about your air ? problem solved . ” designed to make the air we breathe more visible , the project consists of a kit that enables the collection of air quality data within our local environments .
once armed with your updated eggs you need to go to the air quality egg website and enter the mac address of your base egg ( on a sticker on the inside lid of the box ) as well as a location and a name and optional description and elevation .
update 2 – i’ve now updated the script to import the air quality egg data into emoncms to use the cosm api instead of scraping the urltoken site which is less likely to be broken by external changes .
configure the egg with the phone app and connect it to your wifi network then it will publish the data to our servers allowing you access to any historical data from your egg .
yes the $ 185 kit is for the base egg with ethernet and the sensor egg with temperature , humidity , co and no2 sensors as stanard with other sensors as an option .
to measure air pollution now , cities use large sensors called municipal air quality monitors , which cost between $ 70 , 000 and $ 150 , 000 , according to hubbard .
in january 2013 , withings announced that its connected scale , called the withings body analyzer measures air quality as well as heart rate and weight . at the time , the company said that co2 can build up in confined spaces like bedrooms , leading to poor air quality that can negatively affect health , so having access to air quality readings can be part of an overall health strategy .
dear nathan just tried to connect to the open energy monitor web site and it doesn’t recognise it . also – wonder if there are any further meetings in the uk to further the aims of the air quality egg ? regards
the air quality egg is a sensor system designed to allow anyone to collect very high resolution readings of no2 and co concentrations outside of their home . these two gases are the most indicative elements related to urban air pollution that are sense - able by inexpensive , diy sensors .
a project aiming to give citizens a way to participate in the conversation about air quality . it is composed of a sensing device that measures the air quality in the immediate environment and an on - line community that is sharing this information in real - time .
the air quality egg was launched in 2012 , part of what the u . s . environmental protection agency calls the next generation of air monitoring . there are also businesses that have developed small monitors that connect to smart phone applications , providing instant readings of what their users are breathing .
berkeley , california - based chemisense has developed a wristworn wearable air quality monitor that helps people detect chemicals and pollutants in the air around them , according to a report from mit technology review .
place your egg in the desired location and let it run , it automatically uploads data to the internet .
represent diy air quality monitoring with a t - shirt and sticker set that we promise will not be lame . shipping to us address included .
when the base egg is first plugged into a network it will get an ip address via dhcp and attempt to connect to cosm to register itself and obtain a feed number . the base egg also broadcasts its unique mac address for 30 seconds when it is first turned on and waits for a reply from the remote sensor egg , once this has been received the two are paired together . the rgb led in the base egg will light the egg up to indicate what is happening , there is a diagram here showing how that works .
swart acknowledged that their data can ' t match the quality of official government monitors .
all the data will be sent automatically to the air quality egg website , as well as a special website being developed for louisville , which will include other information such as the location where people who are participating in a related project are having asthma attacks .
the wearable device will identify carbon monoxide , sulfur oxides , nitrous oxides , volatile organic compounds , and ozone . the data gathered from the wearable device will be sent to a connected app . the company plans to use air quality data added to the app to crowdsource heat maps of air quality .
a community - led air quality sensing network that gives people a way to participate in the conversation about air quality . it includes pollution sensors , a phone app and a web dashboard . using the app , you can monitor your pollution levels . you can also follow other eggs , and compare them .
the device consists of a sensing system that gets plugged into the wall outside your home and communicates wirelessly to the egg - shaped base station inside , which transmits the data to the internet . the egg also contains the user buttons and lights .
they sample for a variety of pollutants , such as ozone and the smallest of particulates , and have shown that in recent decades , air quality locally has improved .
touillon notes that the alima is different from other air quality sensors because there will be an emphasis on developing predictive algorithms . the idea is that you can tell in advance when you’re going to experience hazardous air levels , and provide you with steps to prevent that from even happening at all . also , it’s designed to be a way for everyone to work together collaboratively to improve their air quality experience .
the air quality egg is developed by a community effort , born out of groups from the internet of things meetups in nyc and amsterdam . we are designers , technologists , developers , architects , students , and artists . read about the history of the development of this project here and here .
dr . james sublettsaid he plans to buy several and put them inside and outside of his family allergy & asthma clinics , to check difference between indoor and outdoor air quality .
smith said he plans to seek advice from the louisville air district and and its health department on where to place the air monitors that people donate .
that way , gordon garner said , they can compare air quality and temperature at an urban and semi - rural location . he ' s especially interested in tracking the temperature differences .
the air quality egg also proposes a material agency for the sensing kits themselves . instead of enhancing an invisible ubiquity of sensors , the project developers attempt to make them visible . both the sensors and the base station have been encased within an egg - shape plexiglass case that is tactile and illuminated , thereby presenting an embodied and distinctly materialized relationship with the sensing process . there have been multiple “design” efforts to make sensors more engaging ( such as the speck project ) , but the aqe aims to gain engagement through the shape of the object and through interactivity : by making the egg glow .
the special louisville website will also compare egg readings to an index , giving people a sense of what the data means , smith said .
both parts of the kit are housed in identical flattened egg shaped cases . the remote egg consists of an smt nanode ( without the ethernet hardware fitted ) with a custom sensor shield containing an attiny88 microprocessor , an i2c multiplexer , mac / eeprom chip , dht22 temperature / humidity sensor , an e2v mics 2710 no2 sensor and a mics 5525 co sensor as well as voltage regulators for the sensors heaters . there are also sockets for up to four more i2c sensors . in the bottom of the egg is a fan to ensure that fresh air is constantly drawn in through the egg to circulate around the sensors . due to the power usage of the fan and heaters for the co and no2 sensors the remote egg is mains powered via a transformer and not battery powered .
2 ) egg base station : an egg - shaped base station , which gives this project its name , receives the wirelessly transmitted data from the sensor box outside . it then relays that data to the internet via a wired ethernet connection . the egg also acts as a user interface , so it also has an led light and a button . these are configurable by applications which will be developed in the future by the community .
arnita gadson , executive director of the kentucky environmental quality commission , said officials working on new air - monitoring initiative will have to be careful about how they communicate with the public , because there are many types of air pollution , and the personal monitors only track a few .
you can create aggregations of data from multiple eggs and share them with other egg users , and search the world wide network off eggs and data .
application beta tester . even if you don ' t collect your own data , you can still benefit from applications developed by the community that uses the aggregate open data from air quality eggs around the world .
applications : each egg that comes online contributes data that , in aggregate , will provide what is essentially an
air quality api
. this will be a platform for web developers who want to apply this information in innovative ways via web apps , mobile apps , visualizations , interactive installations , and more . the egg base station also has the ability to convey information through a colored light and also has a button for user feedback . these elements can be programmed and re - programmed for all kinds of interactions .
with accurate , real - time data about beijing ' s air quality , the government will be in a position to address environmental issues rapidly by altering production at specific factories or alerting citizens about developing air quality issues . in addition , the chinese government has established a goal of obtaining 13 percent of its consumable energy from non - fossil fuels by 2017 , while enabling the construction of the world ' s largest renewable grid .
as the sensemaker team says , those two gases
are the most indicative elements related to urban air pollution that are sense - able by inexpensive , diy sensors .
what ' s great about the air quality egg is that it can be used by anyone to get readings right where they are , as opposed to relying on federal data which is collected on a regional level and not very informative for someone wondering what it ' s like outside their home .
90 % of the world ' s population breathes air which exceeds world health organization standards .
the egg ' s sensor system has been prototyped and refined several times . the current iteration which will go to production has been designed by joe saavedra , building on work from a previous project , urltoken . the wireless system has been designed by wickeddevice , who will also be managing the production of the finished egg system .
another successful kickstarter project that has the potential to make huge waves in the clean tech community is the air quality egg . after exceeding their funding goal by $ 100 , 000 back in april , sensemakers , the team behind the device , has been working on developing the compact sensor system that gathers very high resolution readings of no2 and co concentrations from wherever it ' s placed .
update 4 / 12 : you can now upgrade the air quality egg ( including the diy versions ) with sensors for o3 ( $ 25 ) , voc ' s ( $ 25 ) , radiation ( $ 60 ) , and particulates ( $ 40 ) ! add the cost directly to your pledge ( we will confirm your order after the campaign ends ) . see here for more info !
in the aqe , sensing is meant to be configured for participating in a public debate about the environment through the deployment of the sensing kit . by shifting the question from the quality of the data to what it enacts and which worlds and actions it makes possible , it proposes that there are other aspects that matter in air sensing , such as the measuring process itself . measuring the air is a practice of engagement that unfolds through the making of a technical device , and which might be seen to be a contested strategy of dealing with air quality and public infrastructures .
brown announced the program to deploy the first 100 so - called air quality eggs thursday evening at a cocktail supper for 200 guests at her northeast louisville home . they will monitor for nitrogen dioxide , carbon monoxide , particulates , temperature and humidity .
in general , people who live in more polluted cities don ' t live as long , said aruni bhatnagar , a professor of medicine at university of louisville . and there can also be places in cities where air quality is worse , he said , calling them hot spots where air pollution can also damage people ' s bodies and make them sick .
the electronics all seems well designed and well made and the egg hardware and firmware is open source with schematics and board designs available on solderpad and the arduino based firmware available on github .
as expected , people’s rising awareness of air pollution in china is rendering air purifiers a new favorite of chinese households’ . but with the proliferation of air purifiers comes the uncertainty of which manufacturers are reliable and whether they can solve people’s real concerns – to improve health in the long term . ikair wants to answer that .
for those who want to track more pollutants , they may purchase an egg directly from the wicked device website , adding packages that detect ozone and volatile organic compounds , which contribute to smog .
french company and 2014 hardware battlefield contestant alima thinks people want to know what makes up the air they breathe , and they previously launched a successful indiegogo campaign to prove that it is indeed something consumers want . once known as airboxlab , the paris startup ran an indiegogo campaign in 2013 to fund its cylindrical home air quality monitor , which measures and reports on the volume of carbon dioxide , carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds ( voc ) in the air where you live .
looking for air pollution hot spots with micro - monitors louisville is getting ready to monitor air pollution on a micro - level , potentially shedding light on city
hot spots .
check out this story on urltoken urltoken
air district staff are willing to do that , said keith talley sr . , executive director of the agency .
different from an air purifier , ikair is a smart sensor that provides an intelligent readout of indoor environmental factors like air quality and noise level , and then recommends solutions for improvement . in other word , it is not the final solution to indoor pollution but essential to finding the right solution . but what’s the point of a having a smart sensor without actually owning a clean device ?
setting the egg up should be pretty seamless unless like me you have one of the earlier ones with a bug in the automatic cosm provisioning ( caused by a change at cosm ) but there is an update to fix that here . there has also been a bug fix this week for high readings being reported by the sensor egg so it would make sense to update both the base and sensor eggs before starting .
the effort harkens back more than a decade when louisville was gripped in a fight over toxic air from industrial sites .
air pollution is more than just something that clouds your vision on a sunny day ,
founder and cmo will hubbard said in a presentation .
in fact , the world health organization just labeled air pollution as a class 1 carcinogen , in the same ranks as asbestos and cigarette smoke . and so most people don ' t even appreciate the fact that this leads to millions of premature deaths every year , which in turn leads to the reality that billions each year are spent on issues directly related to air quality .
, which aims to safeguard the health of approximately 700 million people living in urban areas . the city of beijing will invest more than $ 160 billion to improve air quality and deliver on its target of reducing harmful fine particulate matter ( pm 2 . 5 ) by 25 percent by 2017 .
custom air quality sensor shield for arduino with ability to sense no2 , co , temp , humidity . this will allow you to build your own sensor system with your own arduino and participate in the community by generating data with the same sensors as everyone else . shipping to us address included .
it is a community - developed , open source project that is driven by people who care about the air they breathe .
the base egg is a fully populated smt nanode with a small shield containing an rgb led and a dc power socket for connection of the mains adapter . there is also space for a push button but this isn’t fitted .
1 ) outdoor sensors : a small electronic sensing system plug into the wall and sits outside your home taking regular readings . it has an rf transmitter , which sends the data wirelessly to an egg - shaped base station inside .
louisville is getting ready to monitor air pollution on a micro - level , potentially shedding light on city
hot spots .
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as the general public demands a better environment and improved quality of life , it is important for the government to respond and adopt a more sustainable approach to economic development .
while not as reliable as government sensors , the readings do give people an approximate idea of pollution levels immediately nearby , so they can be more informed in seeking better air quality , said dirk swart , a co - founder of the company that makes the monitors , wicked device llc of ithaca , n . y .
there is lots of stuff in the air , and we care about the air , so we want to know what we are breathing . we have many sensors to choose from , currently we have 5 models to choose from measureing a total of 7 different pollutants .
where ' s the data ? look outside your window - - have you ever wondered what the quality of the air is out there ? i mean right . out . there . 12 inches from your face . if so , you are out of luck . the air quality data collected by the government is likely sampled from far , far away and then applied to you on a regional level - - not very useful from the standpoint of trying to understand or change the local dynamics of pollution that affect you . if you ' re interested in joining a community of people who are going to change that , you are in the right place !
the chinese government is taking steps to deal effectively with the country ' s growing air pollution problem by deploying advanced analytics and other tech tools .
gordon garner , a consulting engineer and environmental advocate who attended brown ' s kickoff event , said he purchased two air - quality eggs . he will place one at the home he shares with his wife , joyce garner , in leafy prospect , and the other at joyce garner ' s art studio , garner narrative , on east market near downtown louisville .
step 1 ) 3 - 6 weeks . the current prototype design will be consolidated into a single board by dirk swart and vic aprea of wickeddevice , who have already done customized volume runs of the nanode , the open source microcontroller board which provides the platform for the egg . the egg enclosure / injection molding will also be developed at this time , based on 3d print runs we ' ve done and will iterate on . a small run of completed test units will be produced in - house to verify the compatibility of the design .
we are living in an extraordinary time . . . with all these new tools we have not had available before ,
he told those at thursday ' s event .
you may not understand this egg thing , but go ahead and become a civic entrepreneur .
the chemisense wearable will help people will asthma identify places where the air is more polluted , which will in turn help them identify triggers and avoid certain places .
louisville is getting ready to monitor air pollution on a micro - level , potentially shedding light on city
hot spots
that could be damaging people ' s health .
but how one is meant to respond to the glowing egg has been left to the user to decide . the egg can be seen as an open design that enhances participation , although it would be interesting to research when deployed whether it achieves these material and political effects . data is also not seen through the object itself , is not inscribed where it has been measured , but it is uploaded to a collective platform of sensor data ( xively , formerly pachube and cosm , one of the most active supporters of the egg ) . this platform has the advantage of making the data public and comparable ( it is in fact this platform that transforms individual measurements into a network ) . however , the measurements can only be compared in real time , since the sensing kits are not building datasets . this opens the question of the purpose of a real - time network of independent sensors , and the kind of socio - political changes they might enable .
wired ( ethernet / power to outside sensor box ) air quality sensor box only , in diy kit form ( parts in a bag with tutorial ) . this will allow you to enjoy the reduced cost of building the sensor system yourself while having all of the necessary parts and instructions delivered to you ready to go . generate the same data as the rest of the community with the same sensor system . shipping to us address included .
the name came from the $ 75 plastic buckets that citizens could use to collect air samples , compared with the several thousands of dollars that the official equipment cost at the time .
focusing on hot spots is a great addition to a larger strategy for reducing our exposures ,
said eboni cochran , a leader in the group rubbertown emergency action , which helped press the local air district to adopt a toxic air reduction program in 2005 after the u of l and epa data found excessive health risks from cancer - causing chemicals like 1 , 3 - butadiene .
as china has grown into a global economic powerhouse , air pollution has become a major health problem . smog in major urban areas such as beijing has worsened in recent years , and it now reaches
in addition to louisville ' s six official monitoring stations , indiana and kentucky run several others in the region that are used to determine the community ' s compliance with federal clean - air rules .
3 ) data sent to internet : the air quality data will be sent in real - time to pachube , an open data service , which both stores and provides free access to the data . the service includes embeddable graphs and the ability to generate triggers for tweets and sms alerts ( it looks something like this ) , as well as a robust api which allows for developers in the community to unlock the potential of this new dataset by building mashups , maps , and applications .
another selling point is its personalized user experience . besides flexible module combinations , ikair uses the data gathered to refine its recommended solutions for users . yet , like all “internet of things , ” smart sensors face the question of how effectively they actually work . at the end of the day people want practical and instant solutions whereas environmental problems in china are as vast as the country itself . ikair states that its air quality sensing system was approved by department of building science & technology at tsinghua university .
while the egg shape does seem to make some sense for the sensor unit , the way the two halves fit together does give me some concerns about how it will stand up to the wonderful british weather so i’ve put some insulation tape round the join just to add a little bit more protection and made sure it is as well sheltered as i can , only time will tell how well it fares . the egg shape isn’t as suited for the base station in my mind , it makes it larger than it needs to be and can make it awkward to find a space for but i understand the economical benefits to using identical cases for both units and this is a small complaint . it does look quite nice when it lights up too .
smith said the effort will also involve purchasing 50 air monitors developed by a louisville company , durham labs , for deployment on bikes used by students . details on the bike monitors would be made public in may .
yet , china is turning to more than political discourse and new policies to address its air pollution problem . in july , the chinese government inked a 10 - year deal with ibm to embark on an initiative dubbed
sensor up a city . let ' s do a big rally to kick it off . we ' ll come with 100 air quality eggs , run a clinic , do some talks about sensing / science / community , have an exchange of ideas . our travel is included to anywhere in us / europe . 100 people will take home eggs . instant critical mass . this is a great way for corporations who want to sponsor this project to get involved , either to give back to the community or engage their own employees in the movement .
at the citizen cyberscience summit in london in january , we were able to deploy a small number of egg sensor boxes and saw our first data collection . we are slowly getting a small run of prototype - level sensor boxes into the hands of beta testers ( example : urltoken ) . we are running workshops in london and amsterdam which will have people building up their own units and bringing them home .
the need to clear the air is apparent to a wide range of observers , including researchers .
china ' s rapid economic development has introduced heavy environmental costs ,
states tao wang , resident scholar in the energy and climate program at
the makers are very focused on taking advantage of the internet of things with this project . the data is not just community - sourced and presented , but as the website states
the air quality data will be sent in real - time to pachube , an open data service , which both stores and provides free access to the data . the service includes embeddable graphs and the ability to generate triggers for tweets and sms alerts ( it looks something like this ) , as well as a robust api which allows for developers in the community to unlock the potential of this new dataset by building mashups , maps , and applications .
one thing to be aware of is that the co and no2 sensors are uncalibrated , the firmware does support calibration but it just isn’t practical at this price point for every individual sensor to be calibrated in a lab when building the kits . out of the box the calibration value is set to a value in the middle of the datasheet range which should be good enough to determine if the air quality in a location is good / ok / bad and how it changes over time and there are people trying to work out a method of diy calibration or ways to use data processing techniques like mean - variance and blind calibration to improve accuracy .
of course , alima’s real value is in the data it collects , so presenting that information to users in a way that’s easy to understand is key . the alima manages to do this with an app - based dashboard that lets you view readings from the sensor in easy - to - understand graphs and charts , complete with warnings and notices that prompt you to act if things are going wrong . it could suggest you open a window , or prescribe more drastic solutions like installing a professional air filter into your home’s air circulation system .
smith said people can donate the eggs so a project team can place them in strategic locations . that way they can search for potential pollution hot spots that may be missed by the louisville metro air pollution control district ' s network of six monitoring stations , he said .
using new technology tied to the internet , louisville philanthropist christy brown is helping to deploy a fleet of micro - monitors about as big as a softball that will continuously sniff the air and provide individuals — as well as the public — a quick view of the pollution surrounding them .
now rebadged as alima , the startup is looking to move from its initial small production run to a much broader wide consumer launch . the alima will refine the design of its hardware somewhat , but the eye - catching cylindrical tower perforated with holes designed functionally to collect air samples and aesthetically to look clean and fresh will remain the same .
the network functions through a multiplicity of nodes , and not necessarily through the quality of the data that each of them provides . such multiplicity of sensors reconfigures the scale and space of a public infrastructural network . however , there is still the assumption that technological devices will be the drivers of a political change into a non - representational democracy by providing the tools to coordinate and decide collectively about environmental concerns , which raises questions about the implicit expectations of relying on technology as the means of social and political change .
in july , researchers at germany’s karlsruhe institute of technology announced that they had developed a smartphone - connected tool that can sense dust levels , also developed to test air pollution . when tested , the technology showed a good initial performance , but a paper describing the research explained that future iterations of the tool will offer increased sensitivity so that the device can detect even lower concentrations of dust .
ted smith , the mayor ' s innovation czar , said friday that the party ' s participants purchased as many as 100 of the monitors . when bought from brown ' s new nonprofit institute for healthy air , water and soil , each monitor costs $ 200 a piece . that ' s less than the $ 243 that the company charges for the same package on its wicked device website .
the urltoken website is still pretty rudimentary at the moment , all you can do is see the current reading from the eggs and it is missing some obvious things like units for the measurements ( no2 and co are measured in parts per billion ( ppb ) , temperature in °c and humidity in % ) but hopefully it will improve with time . you can also view graphs of the data over time on urltoken ( here’s my cosm feed ) and i know i’m not the only one also thinking of ways to feed the data into other things like emoncms , this could be done by pulling the json or xml feeds from cosm , modifying the egg base firmware to send to emoncms as well as cosm or perhaps receiving the sensor eggs transmissions on my existing gateway .
the alima is launching on indiegogo to drive that community interest . pricing during the campaign for backers will be $ 199 , and then going up to $ 249 for a single unit , and the retail price after that will be $ 299 , touillon says . turning inside air into the next frontier for quantified self - measurement seems a likely area for potential growth , it’s just a question of whether alima’s take is the right one .
the economical aspect of sensing is prioritised toward the quality of the data . this opens up one of the main controversies between scientific and citizen science , which revolves around accuracy and what counts as valid data . such an approach constructs a distinction between primary ( accurate and technical ) and secondary ( subjective , soft ) data . if , as bruno latour , annemarie mol and other sts - based thinkers propose , there is a need to eliminate this distinction and level the two epistemic modes of knowing , the question that arises is how to evaluate types and modalities of data , as well as the practices that they generate and organise .
the sensor kit , built in parallel or even in opposition to institutional measuring networks , intends to give voice to citizens in environmental issues , thereby raising the environment and its management as a matter of concern . but to make the air matter as an issue of common interest , a whole new assemblage of people , environments and technologies is required , which configures another way of understanding urban infrastructures . this assemblage is articulated around two main differences : the material conditions of the apparatus and who engages in undertaking its deployment .
but there is another level of care , which comes out of the material properties of the sensors . sensors and their assemblage are not stable and need monitoring ( their technology is fragile and requires repair , recalibration and attention ) , so monitoring the air with these sensors implies the monitoring of the sensing kits themselves , thereby producing a new relationship : caring for the environment requires caring for the machine . however at the same time it may reduce the spectrum of citizens that can be implicated in this conversation , as technical and electronic knowledge is needed for this care .
by focusing the sensing process on mattering and its capacity of raising matters of concern , the aqe kit operates in a way that problematises institutional modes of sensing . it does so by making public the deployment of the kit , revealing doubts and uncertainties as a way of opening up science to citizens to produce engagement . as a result , what matters are the normative implications of the kit and the practices that it enables as the spaces for political action . however the sensor kit also challenges some of the presuppositions of the scientific - policy making sensing process , showing how the fact that the object can be touched ( and built ) makes air sensing relevant for a community of practice . it also proves that content and hardware cannot be separated and demonstrates that the material conditions of the apparatus matter . by shifting a few conditions such as the price of the sensors or who deploys the network , a whole sensing process is reconfigured , transforming the type of infrastructure that it constitutes , as well as its effects in relation to environments .
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its goal is to boost renewable energy and improve energy optimization , while putting systems and data to work in order to better understand the underlying sources of pollution and the steps required to address the challenge .
ibm ' s china research laboratory will spearhead the effort and tap into a network of 12 global research labs to create an ecosystem of partners from across government , academia , industry and private enterprise . green horizon will rely on advanced technologies and computing methods—including weather satellites , next - generation optical sensors , structured databases , big data analytics and the internet of things—to gain deeper insights into weather prediction and climate modeling . cognitive computing systems will analyze and learn from streams of real - time data .
by applying supercomputing processing power , scientists from ibm and the beijing government hope to generate visual maps at street - scale resolution showing the source and dispersion of pollutants across beijing 72 hours in advance .
this project will provide beijing with a much better understanding of how pollution is produced and spread across the city , so the government can address it more effectively ,
wang explains . in addition to monitoring real - time data , scientists and researchers will use historical data to better
calibrate
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science - based decision support systems combined with sophisticated data analysis are exactly what the chinese government needs to address the country ' s energy and environmental issues ,
wang concludes .
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the sensors used are a diy combination of off - the - shelf and cheap components that can be expanded and reconfigured . this approach is meant to allow citizens to deploy the eggs in all their phases ( funding , designing , managing , monitoring , and making data public ) . as a consequence , the spaces for the construction of the prototype have been displaced from high - tech international companies to international media labs and art and technology institutions such as eyebeam , de waag or medialab prado .
the goal , brown said , is to
find a new way to care for each other .
and mayor greg fischer , who frequently speaks about the need for compassion and innovation , is endorsing the effort .
the goal is to make information actionable ,
by making it immediate and personal , he said .
the best possible outcome is a closer connection between health and well - being and our environment ,
he said .
in the last two years , we have seen an explosion around these technologies ,
said ron williams , a research chemist with the epa ' s office of research and development .
he said epa has been conducting laboratory and field tests to determine how accurate the personal monitors are , and said
that has yet to be determined . it ' s certainly not regulatory grade .
that ' s where the micro - level reporting may be especially helpful — helping to identify potential hot spots and their sources .
he said he believes louisville ' s west end and downtown are such hot spots , and said the new monitors could help researchers investigate them as a screening tool .
u of l can attempt to confirm any elevated readings with more sophisticated monitors , he said .
even as university of louisville was operating its own network of monitors specially designed to detect dozens of toxic chemicals and heavy metals that are not tracked by the city , citizen volunteers working with the late rev . louis coleman ' s justice resource center operated a
bucket brigade
in 2003 .
my hope is that it brings us many steps closer to full disclosure about what we are being exposed to , and sparks an interest in the use of safer chemicals from sources like rubbertown ,
she said .
he said it ' s too soon to evaluate the citizen monitoring program but said it
could point out some stuff we need to look at .
the biggest impact , he said , may be
the community awareness it will bring .
for heat - island research , it could be amazing ,
he said .
brown is also asking people to contribute money to pay for more of the special inhalers , too , which have sensors on them , and transmit that data to a wisconsin company that is working with louisville .
the specialized louisville website should go live in about a month , said smith , who is volunteering his time with brown ' s new institute . southern indiana residents may also participate , he said .
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the company ' s product has been in the works for two years and as of march the company planned to sell it for $ 150 . hubbard says they have developed breakthrough technology , called chemiresistors , to sense pollutants while keeping costs low .
chemisense first plans to target younger people with asthma , which the company estimates is a population of 2 . 49 million children .
our product adds a lot of value when children are trying to learn to avoid their triggers ,
hubbard explains .
and second , the parents of these children are emotionally invested in preventing their attacks . something our market research shown has greatly affected their willingness to pay .
eventually the company wants to expand into other industries outside of healthcare including mining , oil and gas , defense , agriculture , and research labs .
a similar dust - sensing system was developed in 2012 . doctoral students from the university of california san diego developed an app in 2012 that connected to pollution sensing wearable devices . the group used to tool to conduct a study in which 16 people who used different methods of transport but all had a 20 minute daily commute measured pollution while traveling . the study found that the participants’ measurements varied significantly from those provided by official regional pollution monitoring stations .
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rochester midland corporation is a closely-held specialty chemical manufacturing company headquartered in ogden , new york .

with sales and operations in nearly seventy countries , production facilities in ogden , new york , aurora , illinois and oakville , ontario , family owned since 1888 , rochester midland corp ( rmc ) is a leading global provider of sustainable commercial cleaning , sanitation and hygiene solutions for facility maintenance , restroom care , water treatment , food sanitation and industrial end markets .

rochester midland is recognized as the leaders in green housekeeping technology — co-recipients of the white house closing the circle awards and manufacturers of the first green seal-certified janitorial cleaning product line in the world .

with manufacturing sites in north america and strategically positioned distribution centers , the range of the rmc product portfolio provides , superior cleaning and maintenance solutions to a broad customer base — sold in over 70 countries — including education , healthcare , manufacturers , food processors and preparers , municipalities , government organizations , and building services contractors .

founded as rochester germicide in 1888 , rochester midland corporation is one of only four companies still in business in rochester since 1900 .

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efforts in 2010 , with the publication of its first sustainability report . rochester midland is committed to developing sustainable solutions for health , productivity and the environment .
founded in 1888 , rochester midland is a leading manufacturer of speciality chemicals for food sanitation , industrial cleaning and water treatment as well as housekeeping and restroom care programs designed for human health , safety , and the environment . rochester midland is the leader in green housekeeping and their programs utilize third party certified , biobased cleaning products , along with education and training programs for workers and building occupants . rochester midland is committed to developing sustainable solutions for health , productivity and the environment .
rochester midland corporation ( rmc ) dedicated their new worldwide headquarters facility in ogden on july 20 . guests included gay lenhard , ogden town supervisor ; maggie brooks , monroe county executive ; harlan calkins , chairman and ceo of rmc ; and glenn paynter , president of rochester midland . lenhard presented a framed certificate of congratulations to harlan calkins . the dedication was followed by a tour of the new building and refreshments for guests .
rochester midland corporation has been a leader in the specialty chemical manufacturing industry since 1888 and has a pioneering position in the development of sustainable programs . we partner with our customers to provide integrated solutions to solve problems and help them reach their strategic business objectives and environmental goals .
our goal is to build exceptional customer loyalty by participating in our customer ' s success . we will develop relationships that continuously identify their needs and design quality solutions that meet their challenges and contribute to their profitability . rochester midland corporation is an equal opportunity employer . rmc offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package . rmc also offers
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june 6 , 2018 , rochester , ny - rochester midland corporation ( rmc ) is exhibiting at the international association for food protection ( iafp ) in salt lake city , ut july 8 - 11 , 2018 , booth # 201 . rmc will feature the auditguard® solution , a component of the brandguard® food safety program , which focuses on eliminating the gap in deficiencies in a food safety program to meet the global food safety initiative ( gfsi ) standards .
rochester midland corporation ( rmc ) was founded in rochester , new york , in 1888 and incorporated in 1897 , the same year in which what is now known as the sanor appliance was patented . the corporation manufactures and sells several - hundred specialty chemicals for water treatment , food safety , building maintenance , and the printing industry . the focus of rmc ' s mission today is to provide the complete service to the customer : identification of needs , appropriate products and their applications , follow - up , and ongoing consultation to enable the success of the customer today . rmc conducts business in every state , as well as internationally . rmc ' s field representatives are trained to identify manufacturing and sanitation problems and to assist our customers in the design of effective and economical systems .
rochester midland dedicated their worldwide headquarters in ogden on july 20 . shown are ( l to r ) brad calkins , president global division rmc ; maggie brooks , monroe county executive ; harlan calkins , ceo of rmc ; gay lenhard , ogden town supervisor ; glenn paynter , president of rmc ; and kathy lindahl , president specialty chemicals division rmc .
rochester midland corporation are a speciality water treatment company . we supply our own range of treatment chemicals that are manufactured by us to iso 9001 qa procedures . these are used to treat industrial and domestic heating , cooling and waste water systems . to compliment this we also supply dosing , control and pre - treatment equipment and plant , on site analytical and consultancy services , monitoring and inspection , and cleaning and disinfection services . our aim is to be able to give our customers complete compliance to all accepted codes of practice and legislation and to that end we also provide record keeping systems , legionella risk assessments and training services .
i have been with rochester midland for over 5 years now . i started as a temp and knew from the first day , this was the company i was meant to retire from ( when that time comes ) . i was brought on full time , and there was no stopping me from there ! i had all the backing and encouragement from every department i ' ve work with and especially upper management to go after what i want with rochester midland , because the opportunity is here . the advancement and growth potential are bar none the best . not only that , but we are a team . there are no ego ' s here , were are all on the same playing field , and that right there makes coming to work everyday , worth it . the opportunities we have to work as a team outside of the office with our community , is also another benefit to me , that is very important , giving back is definitely encouraged , and you ' re giving back right alongside with the ceo ' s and president of rmc . you will not find a better company that looks at you not just as a member of the team , but a member of our family .
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rmc plans to use the new 191 , 000 square foot headquarters facility , located at 155 paragon drive , in ogden to upgrade and expand their current production and warehouse / distribution capabilities . the new facility brings even more value to rmc’s customer base with more space to meet the growing customer demand , expanded r & d microbiology and water treatment labs , and a new high tech training facility for hands - on and classroom training for customers and employees , all of which creates a stronger platform for rmc to build on their past , current and future sustainability successes .
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, an extensive line of environmentally preferable products for all markets , as well as many other bio - based products .
programs save energy through improved heat transfer efficiency by removing existing deposits and preventing future deposits . the wastewater treatment programs increase water reuse , decrease solid waste and ensure compliance with
at rmc we believe that protecting water for the health and safety of people is paramount . that is why we created healthguard tm , a program that keeps focus on potable water disinfected in the most effective way .
with healthguard in place your facility will be in compliance with policies and procedures that inhibit microbial growth in water systems . this reduces the risk of growth and spread of legionella and other opportunistic pathogens in water .
rmc’s brandguard program is a haccp and gmp - based food safety and sanitation program . rmc partners with food and beverage manufacturers looking for a comprehensive and quality sanitation program that is focused on innovative chemical cleaning options , process improvements , training , technical support , sustainable solutions and safety .
hosts an annual meeting , providing attendees with information on current and emerging food safety issues , the latest science , innovative solutions to new and recurring problems , and the opportunity to network with thousands of food safety professionals from around the globe . this meeting has grown over the years to become the leading food safety conference worldwide . iafp is attended by more than 3 , 600 of the top industry , academic and governmental food safety professionals from six continents . this renowned event owes its reputation and success to the quantity , quality and diversity of each year’s program ; the quality and relevance of exhibits sharing the latest in available technologies ; leading experts speaking on a variety of timely topics ; and special recognition of outstanding professionals and students for their contributions in the food safety field .
rmc , founded in 1888 , is a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals for food sanitation , industrial cleaning , and water treatment , as well as specialty institutional cleaning and personal care products . our haccp - based brandguard program offers solutions to food manufacturers across all aspects of food safety including brand protection and sustainable solutions . rmc is the leader in green housekeeping and manufactures enviro care , an extensive line of environmentally preferable products for all markets , as well as many bio - based products . for more information on the brandguard program , please email lauri calarco or call at 585 . 336 . 2310 .
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i have really enjoyed working at rmc . i have had growth opportunities and feel that my work is valued and rewarded . i really appreciate and am grateful for the work / home life balance i have with this job . the culture has definitely changed for the better in recent years . i feel like there is more transparency between leadership and team members and that has been a positive shift . the company values align with my personal values . the newly implemented bring your dog to work day program once a month is fantastic . the most enjoyable part of my job is that my passion and creativity in my work is valued here by my colleagues and senior management .
thanks for your comments ! we are working hard to bring about change in our culture by giving our team members the training and freedom to make decisions , contribute and be creative .
basic office employee don ' t have a voice there no appreciation . no training , no one knows what he ' s doing . mgt cares about sales rep and managers only
thanks for your comments , and i ' m sorry you didn ' t have a positive experience before you moved onto another company . i can assure you that we care deeply about all of our team members , not just our field sales and managers . we are building a culture of openness and honesty , so i ' d encourage others reading this to reach out to me directly , or to any senior leaders if you are having similar issues .
advancement doesn ' t exist there ! no training . hr doesn ' t defend employee , only managers . tons of work and zero recognition from management ! run ! ! ! ! ! !
i appreciate your candor , but i wish you had voiced your feelings before you left so we could address your concerns . we are working hard on recognition , through the many promotions , mvp awards and other daily
thank you
notes for our hardworking team members . in addition , we developed a formal learning structure that has been rolled out to a number of departments in rmc that provides key areas for our team members to work on , and resources as well . in our manufacturing area , we ' ve developed a terrific training and development program called
pay for skills
, that provides cross - training for our team members , and a chance to maximize your earning potential . for our field sales and service teams , we provide sales training , coaching skills , franklin covey my4dx training , as well as a lot of technical training skills .
thanks for your comments , and we strive to give people the opportunity to reach their potential here at rmc . we believe a career
ladder
doesn ' t always have to be in one direction . there are many interesting opportunities by moving around to new areas , and we ' ve recently promoted some of our team members into different departments to provide additional development opportunities !
being a company that ' s 130 years old , it has been an adventure to evolve from a local family based business to a company that now conducts business globally . there has been great years as well as challenging years but the one thing remain constant , the desire to continually improve not only the success of the company but the quality of life for the employees as well .
i have been with the water energy group for over 10 years . rmc is a great , family focused company . competitive pay and job security . innovative products and competitive pricing in the market .
company is focusing on training and development and empowering it ' s employees . if you ' re willing to work hard , then there are lots of potential to build a career here .
it was a typical warehouse job . the work was not hard it was just not for me . i was actually a temp to hire and the company decided to go a different route . i had no paid vacations and no sick time . not something i needat the time , but now that i have kids those benefits are important as well .
thanks for posting a review , but we have not had employees in riverside for over a year and a half , so maybe you ' ve posted this in the wrong area . that being said , to earn benefits with rmc , you have to be an employee of the company . like most companies , temporary workers wouldn ' t qualify for those benefits .
hi , so sorry you feel that way and have had that experience . i would encourage you to please get in touch with hr to discuss your concerns , as we absolutely don ' t believe in not being open and honest with our team members so we would like to get your concern addressed . one of our core values is to
support each other and our communities
. we believe this strongly and seek to improve your situation .
its a job , not much more . management is alright and packaging staff easy to get along with . not much compensation but paid time off , health benefits , and 401k .
the company is fantastic , most everyone here is amazing . i just do not agree with them keeping slack employees when the rest of us are busting our hind ends and one in particular is able to come in any time , and use lame excuses for anything and has had no discipline . it ' s still a great place to work .
thanks for your comments . glad you enjoy the work ! i agree with you too - if someone on your team is slacking it can absolutely be frustrating . please raise the issue with your team leader , or , i ' m happy to talk it over with you directly , so feel free to call or email me . - kathy lindahl , ceo
they will have trouble attracting and keeping workers in my previous position . car allowance is poor . reimbursement is below par . insurance benefits are weak with employee paying majority of benefits .
a typical day at work is always busy . at work i have learned how to work with different people . i get along with all of my co - workers . the hardest part of my job is lifting the boxes . .
worst manager ever ! purchasing department has experienced incredible turnover the past few years . upper management and hr has been made aware that department manager is a problem , yet nothing is done . saying that people skills are lacking is an understatement . ownership is very nice , but seem to overlook the obvious changes that could make them a much more profitable company . they seem to accept failure after failure from those in upper management . ( sales and marketing )
the individual positions were properly structured which made for a good work environment ; however , there were too many occasions when procedures were altered to suit management .
it was a great company to work for but they moved the ga location to nc .
i was responsible for customer service , a / r , a / p and tax matters . i learned a lot about customer service from this job as it was one of my first industrial type customer service jobs . management was great and down to earth including upper management . my co - workers were like family . there was not hard part of the job . i enjoyed going to work every day .
they have been in business for over 100 years , yet can barely generate a profit . they have great products , but do not understand how to treat their sales people , or how important a stable sales force is . they don ' t approve of customer entertainment , whether it is a nice dinner or golf , etc . they claim to be a family oriented business , but the family is cold and heartless . they will not survive under the current management . my job was eliminated by the regional manager so he could cut his costs , improve his profitablility and make the annual company cruise
sorry that you must have not enjoyed your time with us at rmc . while i don ' t post confidential information , we are very solidly profitable . you mentioned our annual chairman ' s club trip which is a great incentive for those high - performing salespeople , it ' s awesome , lots of fun and gives recognition to our great team of hard working sales and sales management teams . the criteria for making the trip is all based on sales performance , so your termination decision definitely wasn ' t a factor in your manager making chairman ' s club .
fun place to work - - got along with everyone i developed products and got to watch there sucess in the marketplace .
it is a wonder they stay in business with the interaction of management and employee .
not enjoyable to work there . few people were enjoyable to work with . very confusing as to their direction in the marketplace . management not trustworthy and not fun to work with many of them . hardest part of the job is knowing what products will be dropped or kept .
i enjoyed my job at rmc and even when the economy was down , they still held everyone ' s job . great family oriented company and flex time was a plus . they do care for their people .