Integration of a plume dispersion module into an air quality mapping system

越来越多的证据表明，空气污染对人体健康有不利影响，甚至导致死亡。在全国范围内，空气污染每年导致数千人过早死亡，2008年的经济损失为80亿美元。然而，实际成本可能高于这些经济成本。为了减轻不良影响，重要的是要确定空气质量差的时间和地点以及空气污染物的来源。位于渥太华的加拿大a - maps环境公司成功开发了基于地理信息系统（GIS）的空气质量测绘和分析系统。这一创新工具集成了卫星观测、固定空气质量网络的地面测量和地理空间插值

There is growing evidence that air pollution has adverse effects on human health and even causes death. Nationwide, air pollution accounts for thousands of premature deaths annually and the economic cost was $8 billion in 2008. However, the true cost may be higher than these economic costs. To alleviate the adverse effects, it is important to identify the time and place of poor air quality and the source of the air pollutants. A-MAPS Environmental, a Canadian company in Ottawa, has successfully developed a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based air quality mapping and analyzing system. This innovative tool integrates satellite observations, ground level measurements by fixed air quality networks, and geospatial interpolation