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Let’s Fight Air Inequality with Open Data

Christa Hasenkopf, PhD Co-Founder & CEO of OpenAQ Washington, DC, USA christa@openaq.org

Open Data AQ Workshop Kathmandu, Nepal 13 August 2018 Slides: tinyurl.com/openAQdatanepal2018

Introductions

• OpenAQ: A non-profit that fosters an ecosystem of sectors +

geographies sharing, using + connecting around AQ data.

• We do this by providing a core global air quality open data

infrastructure: Open Data from 67 countries): openaq.org

First Principles to Fighting Air Inequality with Open Data

• Air pollution is one of the globe’s biggest killers.
• Solving air pollution is not rocket science, it is about

sustained political will and resources.

• From Bangkok to London:

Change = Political Will* + A Plan*

*Requires community and data

Presentation Outline

• 1. What is fully open data?
• 2. The power of open air quality data
• 3. Frequent open data barriers & how

communities overcome them

• 4. An open invitation

Let’s go!

• 1. What is fully open data?
• Open Data is not new: It is an old concept.
• Open data is shorthand for organized, pre-

agreed upon ways we seek to share info with each other so we can do other things faster.

• We utilize open data frameworks all of the

time!

Open Data Example: Our nametags!

We don’t do this; we pick the same predictable format for each ‘data unit.’ We all wear our nametags in pretty much the same place – the dataset is

• rganized.

And we do these pretty much at any meeting; these aren’t special rules for this meeting. The dataset is connectible with other datasets.

So why do we all wear nametags like this?

What is fully open data?

• Each data unit is in a predictable

format

• The entire dataset is organized

consistently

• The dataset is findable and can be

connected with other datasets

Just ask one key question: Can others easily do different types of work on top of the data?

Current Air Quality Data Availability on openaq.org

From openaq.org – see Data / Countries List

Low-cost sensors, satellites Gov’t, Public Health Policy + Analysis Public Engagement (e.g. apps, bots) / Education Media Private Sector Connecting Interface: Universal Data Formats/Programmatc iAccess

Disparate Public Air Quality Data Collected Across the World

• 2. The power of open air quality data

Data Source #1: Gov’t A

Website Device-Specific App

Apps

Smaller disparate audiences, under-utilized data Larger public audiences, fully- utilized data by community

Programmatic, open and free access to aggregated, universally formatted data

Universally

• Formatted

Data

OpenAQ Community’s Work

Website Data Source #3: Gov’t B

• 2. The power of open air quality data

• 3. Frequent open air quality data barriers elsewhere

Technical

• Isn’t a website ‘open’?
• How to access non-

traditional skillsets?

“What If” Worries

• Data misusage
• Mis-attribution
• Negative press
• Political sensitivities

Monetary

• Takes away funding
• Requires funding

For Data to Open, Political Will > These Barriers

• 3. How are these open data barriers overcome?

Disparate groups coming together – over a sustained period of time - to request change. Example: China – A collection

• f NGOs came together to ask

the government to open up emissions inventory data.

• 4. An Open Invitation • OpenAQ invites any government or research-

level AQ sources of open data (PM10, PM2.5, O3, NO2, SO2, CO, and BC) from Nepal. (Hoping to add low-cost sensors soon!)

• Join our community on Slack:

https://openaq-slackin.herokuapp.com/

Thank-you!

Contact us: openaq.org | christa@openaq.org | @open_aq How may our community connect with yours to do impactful air quality

• pen data work?

Slides: tinyurl.com/openAQdatanepal2018 Thanks also to the OpenAQ Community and our partners & sponsors: Join us on Slack! https://openaq-slackin.herokuapp.com/