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AIRAWARE
Environmental signals with context
Compact website widget; broader data platform in development
AIRAWARE brings environmental information closer to the people who need to interpret it. The current PHAN website widget provides a compact view, while the broader platform is being developed to organize observations from different sources and locations in a consistent way.
From scattered sources to useful context
Air-quality and other environmental datasets differ in location coverage, update frequency, definitions, and quality. AIRAWARE's development work focuses on keeping that context attached to the data rather than presenting every observation as equally current or comparable.
- Keep source attribution, location, and observation time visible.
- Distinguish measured observations from modeled results and inferred status.
- Track missing, stale, and unavailable information instead of hiding gaps.
A broader signal roadmap
The development roadmap considers air quality, wastewater, pollen, wildfire smoke, heat, weather, and public alerts. Availability varies by source and region; the current widget and broader platform have different coverage.
Shared data and reporting
AIRAWARE's source attribution, observation history, and reporting tools can support more than one project. Possible overlaps include place-level summaries in SAFER and reporting for RESET collaborations. These are uses of a broader environmental data platform, rather than its only purpose.
Different from AIRWISE
AIRAWARE organizes observations and reporting across places. AIRWISE explores what happens inside a modeled space. Connecting the two can support better questions, but an environmental signal should not be mistaken for a validated personal infection-risk estimate.
What to know
Coverage and freshness vary by source and location. Environmental indicators do not diagnose illness or establish that a place is free of airborne pathogens.
