Paris
The existing air quality monitoring tools
in the greater region of Paris provide a constant indication
of the air pollution levels at specific background and roadside
locations. In addition to standard monitoring, specific modelling
applications are also in use. These give extensive descriptions
of air quality patterns for some particularly significant
pollutants. Despite the involvement of the transport sector
in monitoring local atmospheric emissions, there is no direct
and constant traffic data feed. Therefore, the main objective
of the HEAVEN project in Paris will be to integrate real-time
traffic information with the air quality modelling tools.
The final product is expected to deliver
in real-time:
- traffic information for the main road
network;
- air pollutant emission maps;
- air pollutant concentration maps at both
background locations in regional areas and roadside locations
along the main traffic network.
This information, related to the whole of
the Ile-de-France region, will be updated several times a
day and will be available on various Web sites, for public
and professional use. The system will also make it possible
to evaluate the environmental impact of different transport
management strategies (e.g. traffic restriction, speed reduction,
improved running fleet).
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