Regional and Local Canadian Air Quality Monitoring Service

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Daily/hourly overviews (digital maps) of major air pollutants (NO2, NO, O3, CO, PM2.5) distribution with geospatial resolution of 1 - 10 km are published on customized interactive websites. The digital mapping products are based on processed and analyzed satellite observations in combination with local air quality ground truth and modelling.

Latest results

NO2 distribution over the Hamilton- Toronto area on June 30, 2006. Increased NO2 concentration levels can be seen in industrial and highly trafficked areas. PM2.5 mapping in Ontario. For this particular day (June 03, 2005), high concentration levels of PM2.5 were recorded in North Ontario.
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Archives

Name archive: Ontario Air Quality
Link to archive: To be specified

Documentation

Product 1: Air pollutant concentration data files

Product 2: Air pollutant concentration map layers

Background information

Contact details

Service provider : A-MAPS Environmental Inc./Tradewind Scientific Ltd.
Contact person : Daniel Spitzer
How to contact : info@amapsenv.com

Core users : Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Transport Canada, City of Ottawa
 

 
 

Last modified: April 2008