Open air quality data are a powerful, essential force to help us move towards clean air. The good thing is... you as a citizen can help measure and map local pollution levels!

On March 3rd, Open Knowledge Belgium is organising a full-day event including talks and workshops on how to build your sensor and analyse, visualise and interpret open air quality data. This event aims to gather all different actors involved in the field of air quality and is absolutely open to everyone who wants to learn more about the topic.

Come and join us to learn, meet and discuss the power of open knowledge!

Programme:

10:00-12:30: Several talks from citizens, experts, students, entrepreneurs, ... on open air quality data

• Dries Van Ransbeeck & Evelyn De Wachter - InfluencAir, citizens measuring air quality in Brussels
• Carina Veeckman - Participatory processes for air quality measurements through hackAIR
• Tim Cassiers - Air quality projects by BRAL, a citizen movement in Brussels
• Olav Peeters - Hosting open data endpoints at IRCEL-CELINE serving air quality data from the three Belgian regional government measurement networks.
• Thomas Duvivier - The potential impact of a citizen-driven air quality measurement project
• Vlatka Matkovic - Air quality and its implications on our health
• Maarten Reyniers - Citizen project for mapping air quality in Leuven at high spatial resolution

12:30-13:30: Lunch (included in your free ticket)

13:30-17:00: Workshops on how to build your sensor + analyse, visualise and interpret open air quality data. Please bring your own computer and feel free to come up with your own questions. We'll help you as much as we can.

• Yannick Verbelen & Pieter Vander Vennet - Build your sensor
• Dominik Rubo - Analysing and visualising open air quality data

17:00-18:00: Drinks (local sustainable beers!)

Questions or suggestions? Or want to talk about your ideas or initiatives? That's great! Just let us know via dries@openknowledge.be.

This event is organized by Open Knowledge Belgium on Open Data Day, the annual celebration of open data all over the world.

For the seventh time in history, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society.

All outputs are open for everyone to use and re-use.