Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00291, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Evans, Greg (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : Air pollution, the world's largest environmental burden on health, is associated with 7 million premature deaths every year globally. Comprehensive and accurate air quality monitoring is the first and most crucial step to controlling air pollution. Many municipalities are adopting smart city programs; sensor-equipped smart cities are expected to emerge over the upcoming decade and relevant infrastructure is being planned and installed. It is anticipated that real-time air monitoring will be an essential part of Canada's future smart city infrastructure. In this research, we will investigate use of low-cost air quality sensors in smart cities and, specifically, their application to create smart highways. Pollution levels are higher near highways especially during rush-hour and on days with stagnant weather. Inexpensive air quality sensors could provide drivers with real time information on air pollution concentrations along highways. These sensor-based smart capabilities would also allow transportation authorities and urban designers to identify and avoid creating locations with poorer air quality in order to better design and operate highways. Incorporation of smart air quality sensors so as to create smart highways will open the door to many new ways to help Canada move towards smart, sustainable, and heathy cities., program purpose french : Air pollution, the world's largest environmental burden on health, is associated with 7 million premature deaths every year globally. Comprehensive and accurate air quality monitoring is the first and most crucial step to controlling air pollution. Many municipalities are adopting smart city programs; sensor-equipped smart cities are expected to emerge over the upcoming decade and relevant infrastructure is being planned and installed. It is anticipated that real-time air monitoring will be an essential part of Canada's future smart city infrastructure. In this research, we will investigate use of low-cost air quality sensors in smart cities and, specifically, their application to create smart highways. Pollution levels are higher near highways especially during rush-hour and on days with stagnant weather. Inexpensive air quality sensors could provide drivers with real time information on air pollution concentrations along highways. These sensor-based smart capabilities would also allow transportation authorities and urban designers to identify and avoid creating locations with poorer air quality in order to better design and operate highways. Incorporation of smart air quality sensors so as to create smart highways will open the door to many new ways to help Canada move towards smart, sustainable, and heathy cities., agreement title english : Smart sensors for smart highways: developing a clean technology for measuring air quality on highways, agreement title french : Smart sensors for smart highways: developing a clean technology for measuring air quality on highways, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 100000.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2019-2020)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada