AirSENCE-FIM: Sensor networks for reliable and affordable fence-line and community air quality monitoring

AUG Signals Ltd与多伦多大学的南安大略大气研究中心（SOCAAR）合作开发了AirSENCE，这是一种创新的低成本，紧凑，便携式设备，用于可靠的实时空气质量监测。 AirSENCE已经在城市地区的试点项目中成功测试和部署。在这个为期12个月的项目中，我们计划通过AirSENCETM-监测仪（栅栏线和工业监测）扩展AirSENCE的产品线，以满足工业空气质量监测市场的需求。AirSENCE的升级版将集成传感器，以测量与许多行业和周围社区相关的其他污染物。此外，我们还将提高系统的灵敏度、寿命和季节准确性，这些改进将使所有版本的AirSENCE受益。 我们将建造示范单位，在潜在客户感兴趣的地点进行试点测试。具体来说，我们将评估新的传感器，并确定最适合监测资源和制造业附近社区空气质量的配置。我们将在改进和重新设计的原型中集成这些多传感器配置。我们将建立空气质量基线作为比较基准，并与受工业空气污染影响的社区内的社区大使合作，部署原型进行现场测试和性能分析。 通过AirSENCETM-空气质量监测，AUG将推出一款创新且具有竞争力的产品，以满足围栏线和近工业空气质量监测新兴市场的需求。通过AirSENCETM-空气质量监测系统提供的空气质量信息，业界将能够更好地监测其遵守环境法规的情况，并评估其应对气候变化的努力。 居住在工业区附近的社区和非营利组织也将受益，并利用它来教育公众关于空气质量的重要性，鼓励采取行动减少空气污染。

AUG Signals Ltd has developed in collaboration with the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Research (SOCAAR) at the University of Toronto AirSENCE, an innovative low-cost, compact, portable device for reliable real-time air quality monitoring. AirSENCE has already been successfully tested and deployed in pilot projects in urban areas. In this 12-month project, we propose to extend AirSENCE's line of product with AirSENCETM- FIM (Fence-line and Industrial Monitoring) to address the market of industrial air quality monitoring. This upgraded version of AirSENCE will integrate sensors to measure additional pollutants that are relevant to many industries and the surrounding communities. Moreover, we will improve the system sensitivity, longevity and seasonal accuracy, improvements that will benefit all versions of AirSENCE. We will build demonstration units to be deployed for pilot testing at sites of interest to potential clients. Specifically, we will evaluate new sensors and identify configurations that are optimal for monitoring air quality in communities near resource and manufacturing industries. We will integrate these multi-sensor configurations in improved and redesigned prototypes. We will establish an air quality baselines as a benchmark for comparison and deploy the prototypes for field testing and performance analysis, in collaboration with community ambassadors living within the communities impacted by industrial air pollution. With AirSENCETM- FIM, AUG will launch an innovative and competitive product to address the needs of the emerging market of fence-line and near-industry air quality monitoring. With the information on air quality provided by AirSENCETM- FIM, the industry will be able to better monitor their compliance with environmental regulations and assess their efforts in fighting climate change. Communities living near industrial areas and non-profit organizations will benefit as well and use it to educate the public about the importance of air quality, encouraging actions to reduce air pollution.