The Central Pollution Control Board http://cpcb.nic.in/ also has water and noise data on its website. But they are behind password protected portals. Wish they are open.
Regards, Srinivas Kodali On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Sarath Guttikunda <[email protected]> wrote: > good morning. > > good morning and hope all is well. > > following the India Together piece and the AQI related articles in the > press, we had some questions on what to do, if the data from the stations > is not reliable or enough. > > The following is an effort to show the flow of information to AQI. > > http://urbanemissions.blogspot.in/2015/04/infographic-reporting-air-quality-index.html > This is not meant to give a scientific background on the subject, but to > show how the information can flow with and without monitors in place. There > is more in each of the steps (+'s and -'s), but thinking about it is a > start. > > The bottom-up approach heavily relies on GIS databases. > > With regards, > Sarath > > -- > *Dr. Sarath Guttikunda* > *http://www.urbanemissions.info <http://www.urbanemissions.info>* > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I recently joined the group and I am glad that I did. >> Rajesh (IFMR) forwarded some emails from this chain. >> >> Yes, AQI methodology is different from what USEPA uses. That has to, >> primarily, do with the background concentrations - in India, we have a >> higher dusty background concentration, which will not allow us to drop to a >> WHO guideline, which is very different from US cities or EU cities. The AQI >> reported by US embassies is based on their methodology and you will find a >> mismatch. >> >> We now have a AQI system in place and a long way to go to be in line with >> how US or EU operates their monitoring systems and information flow. >> A review on the same topic >> @ >> http://indiatogether.org/cost-of-environmentally-smart-cities-and-air-quality-index-environment >> >> With regards, >> Sarath >> http://www.urbanemissions.info >> >> -- >> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more >> about us by visiting http://datameet.org >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "datameet" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
