Ninety-nine percent of the global population experiences pollution exceeding WHO guidelines, with air quality levels degrading further over the last decade. Despite this, mitigating poor air quality and its health effects remains tricky due to the limited availability of actionable information and monitoring capabilities.

Fortunately, EarthSense is a dynamic company bridging this gap in the air quality monitoring market by providing expert environmental services with air pollution monitoring and modelling. Its goal is to seamlessly deliver the most comprehensive global air quality data service that offers a real-time look into city-wide exposure levels and provides meaningful insights into pollution challenges to enhance decisionmaking and reduce health risk reduction.

EarthSense’s portfolio comprises its MappAir^® model, Zephyr^® air quality monitor, and MyAir^® web application, all backed by an exclusively UK-based supply chain. A testimony to its brands ethos, EarthSense’s domestic supply chain and Made in Britain stamp evidences that its operations minimise emissions throughout the manufacturing process.

“Using our modelling, construction projects in the early development stage are equipped with a rapid and accurate air quality assessment, which helps them proactively gauge whether they must perform extra planning to maintain compliance,” says David Green, Product Manager.

The Zephyr^® is an air quality monitoring device that accurately provides detailed air quality measurements in real time. The data collected from the Zephyr^® provides large-scale construction and urban planning projects with immediate insights into the impacts of air quality. This is a game-changer as the emissions, primarily particulate matter (PM) from construction sites, can negatively impact the health of workers and surrounding local communities.

Most construction sites emit airborne PM less than 10 micrometers in diameter, which can get logged into the lungs of exposed individuals and cause significant health issues. The Zephyr^® tracks these particles and provides users with accurate real-time values, allowing the effective monitoring and reporting of values exceeding the established guidelines. Using this data, users can react immediately, make the necessary changes in their workflow, and ensure consistent compliance. Recently, the Zephyr^® acquired the UK Environment Agency’s MCERTS certification, which expanded its applicability across highlyregulated industries by eliminating the need for clients to validate their air quality data from a third-party vendor, driving cost- and time-savings. Above all, the Zephyr^® boosts the process of securing green certification and enables construction site operators to validate measurements from mobile machinery assessments to create safe working environments.

For air quality data modelling, EarthSense’s MappAir^® model uses advanced modelling techniques, cloud-based data inputs, and machine learning to create reliable and usable visualisations of air pollution worldwide. MappAir^® comprises pre-calculated air quality measurements across the entire UK, which users can leverage to benchmark the emission levels at their site. The high resolution MappAir^® model provides a rapid air quality impact assessment, allowing clients to clearly understand their air quality parameters early on in their land acquisitions or construction projects. Clients can integrate MappAir^® data with web-based, mobile, and third-party software solutions using dedicated APIs.

Complementing these solutions is MyAir^®, a data analytics portal that allows clients to analyse localised air quality values and accurately assess project impact. The application also enables users to create custom alerts that notify them whenever their pollution levels exceed recommended air quality guidelines.

Exemplifying EarthSense’s core competencies is a success story where a noise, vibration, and dust consultant utilised the Zephyr^® to help monitor their client’s large development projects. Before approaching EarthSense, the monitoring specialist used a power-hungry device prone to issues, which led to frequent maintenance and downtime. Zephyr’s portability, replaceable cartridge system, and solar-powered backup helped the client in significantly reducing costs while boosting the precision of their air quality measurements.

Driven by a forward-thinking mindset and cutting-edge solutions, EarthSense is helping businesses worldwide better understand and manage air quality challenges. Moving forward, EarthSense wants to continue offering its award-winning air quality monitors and advanced pollution modelling API to assess historical exposure and predict future risk, paving the way for greener construction projects.