Why Tracking Air Pollution is as Easy as Riding a Bike

Imagine being able to contribute to scientific research just by riding a bike: your bicycle automatically collecting valuable air quality data from the different neighborhoods you pedal through, creating a mobile network of air quality monitors. That’s the vision a group of students at Boston University are working toward.
For their senior design project, a team of College of Engineering undergraduate students created a compact air quality sensor pack that can be attached to the front of a Bluebikes, Boston’s public bike share network. As air passes through the sensor box, it measures local levels of carbon dioxide, methane, particulate matter, sulfuric and nitrous oxides, while also recording temperature and humidity. The sensor is equipped with a GPS to pinpoint where data is being collected, as well as an accelerometer, a device that senses movement of the bike so it knows when to switch on and off.
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[@davidpedersen1757]

What an awesome initiative! Thank you for making this happen!

[@mdmonshurhallal0]

Nice videi❤

[@Inventor22x]

This is awesome! Are y'all open to collaboration? I see a lot of potential for enclosure and mountain solutions using 3D printing!

[@DerBuchkritiker285]

There is about 100$ of tech in these boxes that can easily be stolen with a pair of scissors. 😅

[@glennwolfe2737]

What is the precision and accuracy compared to typical ground monitors? Is it sufficient for the data to be useful?