OPENAIR

The Operational Network of Air Quality Impact Resources (OPENAIR) project seeks to arm local governments with the latest know-how in the use of low-cost air quality sensors. For the first time in Australia, the project will establish a best-practice methodology for all aspects of council-led air quality monitoring.

The recent availability of low-cost environmental sensors makes it feasible to collect localised air quality data at urban precincts, busy road intersections and areas where local topography concentrates pollution that can be used to provide additional localised air quality information to the public.

Localised air quality monitoring can help local governments to address issues associated with poor air quality caused by bushfires, wood fired heaters, agriculture, transportation, industry and urban heat, such as health problems and premature death in Australian communities. OPENAIR seeks to help councils build expertise in this area.

The project is led by the NSW Smart Sensing Network in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).

The Best Practice Guide contains all the resources available to local governments to help them to build their air quality monitoring expertise. On this page you can download Best Practice Guide chapters, factsheets and resources.