Written by Researchers from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (FER), University of Zagreb, have developed a system for monitoring air quality by use of sensors and smart phones. The system is built upon the OpenIoT platform and can be used to collect spatially and temporally dense measurements about the concentration of gases in urban environments. As part of the Smart City Zagreb initiative, launched in October 2013, the OpenIoT project is running a pilot project aimed at monitoring the air quality in Zagreb called “Sense the Zagreb air”. With support from the city of Zagreb, this pilot project is helping to bring Zagreb closer to other ‘smart’ European cities such as Barcelona and Oslo, which are planning similar measurement campaigns during this year. Specific inquiries about this exciting pilot may be sent to .
7-10th July 2014, 20 volunteers participated in the air quality measurement campaign using the UNIZ-FER innovative air quality sensors. They have collected a data set comprising 16,835 measurements, crossed in total a distance of 758.6 kilometers, either on bicycles or on foot, and covered an area of approximately 144 square kilometers.