What data is expected?
Aggregate data about the emission of air pollutants especially those potentially harmful to human health (although it is not a requirement to include information on greenhouse gas emissions). Aggregate means national-level or available for at least three major cities. In order to satisfy the minimum requirements for this category, data must be available for the following pollutants and meet the following minimum criteria:
- Particulate matter (PM) Levels
- Sulphur oxides (SOx)
- Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- Carbon monoxide (CO)
- Updated on at least once a week.
- Measured either at a national level by regions or at leasts in 3 big cities.
What data is available
- Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
- Is the data available for free? Yes
- Is the data machine readable? No (n/a)
- Available in bulk? No
- Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? No
- Publicly available? Yes published by CENTRE DE GESTION DE LA QUALITE DE L’AIR)
- Is data in digital form? Yes
- Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
- Does the data exist? Yes
Details
Data is available from the "CENTRE DE GESTION DE LA QUALITE DE L’AIR"(see: http://www.air-dakar.org/bulletins/bulletins-mensuels/2013.html).
The data only appears to be for Dakar.
The most recent report on air quality is from December 2013.
Reviewer comments
minor changes made
Contributors
Reviewers
- Katelyn Rogers
Submitters
- Mamadou Diagne