Good Decisions from Good Data Helping organizations collect, manage, and distribute air quality data Tim Dye Sonoma Technology, Inc. Petaluma, California.

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Good Decisions from Good Data Helping organizations collect, manage, and distribute air quality data Tim Dye Sonoma Technology, Inc. Petaluma, California Advances in Earth Science: Data as a National Asset for Decision-Making Washington, D.C. June 22,

Small business helping organizations manage and use environmental data Work on Air quality Fire and fuels sciences Meteorology Software engineering Clients/partners Federal (EPA, State Dept., NOAA, Forest Service) State/local government Private sector (industry, manufacturers) Non-profits About Us 2 Sonoma Technology, Inc. Innovative Environmental Solutions

Underpinnings of Decision Support Instruments Communications Data validity and data management Data products and dissemination Decisions ObserveDataInformationAction

Government – AirNow Program AirNow is the national system* for acquiring and distributing air quality information in real time Observations 400+ Forecasts Data Maps and Forecasts AirNow.gov *Funded by U.S. EPA IngestProcessDistribute Data Management Center All 50 state and more than 90 local agencies 4

Decisions Using AirNow’s Information 5 Public: make decisions about exposure using AirNow.gov Media: inform and alert the public Industry: use data to make decisions Research: develop real-time applications

Industry – New Tech. Helping Address Old Problems Issue: Coal dust at power plants Potential solution: Can low-cost sensors be used to detect blowing dust? Evaluation study: –Reference station –New air sensors –Weather station 6

7 PM sensors detect short burst of dust (1- 2 mins) Hourly data from reference instrument shows increase in PM Industry – New Tech. Helping Address Old Problems PM 10 (ug/m 3 ) Particle Count (Hpcf)

Personal Air Measurements Air quality sensors used by everybody Characteristics: –Low-cost –Portable –Accuracy can vary Applications: –Improve family health –Precise public health –Better research 8

Kids Making Sense – An educational program that teaches youth to measure pollution using air quality sensors and to interpret the data they collect. STEM Education With Air Sensors LearnMeasureDiscoverInterpret 9

10 Key Findings Kids Making Sense in Sacramento, CA Student results: faculty lot had higher PM levels from school buses and delivery trucks, while PM increased throughout the day in the main lot. 10

Future Opportunities and Challenges 11 ObserveDataActionInformation

Future Opportunities and Challenges ObserveDataAction Industry Health Education Science Media New ways to process information Information

Contact 13 Tim Dye Senior Vice President, Chief Business Development