20170410 CENTRA2 meeting - AirBox

The AirBox Project

Ling-Jyh(L.J.)Chen,AcademiaSinica,[email protected]

Dr. Ling-Jyh Chen ([email protected])

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The AirBox Project• An ecosystem with a focus on PM2.5 monitoring

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l  Micro Air Pollution Sensing l  Participatory sensing l  Open big data / Analysis�

l  Device design & manufacture l  Apps & firmware development l  Cloud Facility

l  Public Awareness l  Smart City l  Environment Policy

l  Location Awareness Sensing System l  Experts and technology hackers l  Maker Community�

l  Environment education l  Maker education

l  Micro Air Pollution Sensing l  Participatory sensing l  Open big data / Analysis�

l  Device design & manufacture l  Apps & firmware development l  Cloud Facility

l  Public Awareness l  Smart City l  Environment Policy

l  Location Awareness Sensing System l  Experts and technology hackers l  Maker Community�

l  Environment education l  Maker education

• International collaboration

ASEAN IVO


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What’s PM2.5?

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1.Par'culatema.erentersourlungsystemthroughthenoseandthroat.�

2|3.Thelargerpar'culate(PM10)iseliminatedthroughcoughingsneezingandswallowing.�

4.PM2.5canpenetratedeepintothelungs.Itcantravelallthewaytothealveoli,causinglungandheartproblems,anddeliveringharmfulchemicalstothebloodsystem.�


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PM2.5 & Disease (WHO)

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3 million deaths attributable to ambient air pollution�

4.3 million deaths attributable to household air pollution�


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The Professional Solution

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• 76 multi-function stations (TW)• huge and extremely expensive• 10+ meters above the ground• well-mixed atmosphere


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We ask a very simple question…

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What’s the air quality here and now?


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What have we done?

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Data

Community

Education

Deployment


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Deployment: Devices

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LASS FT AirBox MAPS LASS4UPlatform MediaTek LinkIt One Realtek Ameba MediaTek LinkIt

Smart 7688 Duo Realtek Ameba

T/H sensor DHT22 HTS221 BME280 SHT31

PM sensor PMS3003 PMS5003 PMS5003 PMS3003

CO2 sensor - - - SenseAir S8

Air pressure sensor - - BME280 -

Open source YES - YES YES

Open data YES YES YES YES

Phone app - YES - YES

End user makers schools/buildings academia citizens


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Deployment: Backend

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Deployment: World-wide

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• 2,000+ devices

• 29 countries

by 2017/04/06


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Data: Dashboard & Open DataD

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• The real time data is freely available

https://sites.google.com/site/pm25opendata/open-data

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https://sites.google.com/site/pm25opendata/open-data


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Data: VisualizationD

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https://pm25.lass-net.org/GIS/voronoi/

https://pm25.lass-net.org/GIS/IDW/

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Data: Animation

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Education: Maker Edu.

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Education: Environment Edu.

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Community: Citizen Projects

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Community: Citizen Science

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PM2.5 開放資料：社群協同分析平台


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From AirBox to Smart City• Smart City does not mean

• we collect a lot of data, or

• we know everything on smartphones.

• To be a smart city enabler, and AirBox has to go beyond an IoT system

• Can we enable something that could not be possible without 1,000+ sensor nodes?

• Can we make the city smarter and citizens happier?

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Recall: Data Analysis

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http://www.rosebt.com/uploads/8/1/8/1/8181762/6779091_orig.jpg


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Application 1: Emission Source Tracking

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Something happened on 2015/12/20(UTC time)


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Application 2: PM2.5 Animation

• We provide PM2.5 animation of last 24-hours

Change starts with awareness.

It’s never too late!


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Application 3: Device Attribute Telling

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Application 3: Device Attribute Telling

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https://pm25.lass-net.org/


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These are NOT just for fun

• We have informed the government about our analysis results.

• The national EPA and several city governments have subscribed the data stream of our analysis results.

• We don’t know what on-demand reactions will be implemented, but we are looking forward to that.

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Recall again: Data Analysis

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http://www.rosebt.com/uploads/8/1/8/1/8181762/6779091_orig.jpg


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Many issues remaining

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EECS• Security & edge computing• Scalable backend (SDN, HA, …)• Short-term forecast• Deep (or not) learning• …

HEALTH

• PM2.5 & diseases• Personalized alarming• Health economics• …

ENV

• Calibration model• Fine-grained PM2.5 model• Correlation w/ traffic etc.• Urban microclimates• …


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Many issues remaining

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opportunities


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How to join the AirBox project?

Deploy AirBox in your country and community

Work together on ML and data analysis

Work w/ local domain expert on interdisciplinary topics

Contribute your crazy ideas and work together on that

Work together on HPC/cloud issues


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Take home messages• AirBox is a participatory ecosystem for

PM2.5 monitoring.

• AirBox is on its way from “IoT system” to “Smart City enabler”. Data science and interdisciplinary collaboration is the key!

• Suggestion: Make your system a “must-have” rather than a “nice-to-have”.

• There are plenty of challenges opportunities, and we look forward to collaborating with you!

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Acknowledgement

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• Government: TW EPA, TW MOST, …

• Academia: AS-IIS, AS-RCEC, SUTD, NCHC, NCTU, NCKU, …

• Industry: Edimax, Realtek, …

• Community: LASS, G0V, CENTRA, PRAGMA, CECEA, ASEAN IVO, …

• Hard-working bees: my research teams, students, interns, and many friends


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PM2.5 Open Data Portal https://pm25.lass-net.org/

20170410 CENTRA2 meeting - AirBox

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