Smartphone sensor generates crowdsourced pollution maps

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Fine dust pollution triggers all manner of health problems, but accurately tracking its concentration across cities and regions takes considerable manpower. That could get a whole lot easier with a sensor that attaches to a smartphone and measures particulate matter (fine dust) levels in the air, which is under development at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology... Continue Reading Smartphone sensor generates crowdsourced pollution maps

Section: Mobile Technology

Tags: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Pollution, Sensors, Smartphones

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