urban air pollution Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:55:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Air Pollution Monitoring Now on Google Street View https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-pollution-monitoring-street-view/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/air-pollution-monitoring-street-view/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:55:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56025 Google Street View cars will soon have sensors for air pollution monitoring. The new project will give people access to important health information-the quality of the air they breathe. Additionally, the information can be used on a larger scale to map where and when pollution is the highest. As the Street View cars collect more […]

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