Tecnologias para cidades inteligentes: estudo para coleta de dados sobre qualidade do ar utilizando sensores ambientais de baixo custo

Abstract

The growth of cities directly influences the air quality especially in urban centers. Several serious diseases are related to air pollution. Hence, your monitoring is very important in order to develop environmental management policies related to air quality. Currently, the monitoring is performed by high-cost stations which are positioned near emission sources, and performing continuous monitoring of pollutants levels through the use of sensors. This study aimed to present low cost environmental monitoring solution for measuring air quality using a platform inspired by our vision of wireless sensor networks, with availability of various types of atmospheric and meteorological sensors and data flow capacity based on multiple technologies networks access. The methodology used was an exploratory field research, quantitative and qualitative. In addition, the study seeks through the collected atmospheric data in local and distinct periods, use statistical trials to relate them to other phenomena and thus generate more information for decision making. The results obtained in this study demonstrated the feasibility of setting up air monitoring mechanisms with low cost investment.