Developing air pollution warning tools using satellite images
Scientists from the University of Technology (VNU Hanoi) have researched and developed an air pollution management and warning system using satellite images (APOM).
Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhat Thanh, Project Leader, said that in Vietnam, air pollution is increasing rapidly. The reason is that our country has not been able to control the sources of industrial, traffic and construction emissions that are increasingly arising, along with the very rapid process of industrialization and urbanization.
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| APOM air pollution management and warning system interface |
Currently, nationwide dust pollution information is only published based on 6 automatic monitoring stations operating under the General Department of Environment in Hanoi, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Hue, Da Nang and Khanh Hoa.
On that basis, the APOM air pollution management and warning system uses the WebGIS database (geographic information system) capable of providing dust pollution information to the entire territory of Vietnam based on the technology of collecting and processing remote sensing satellite images on MODIS satellite image products on Terra, Aqua and VIIRS on Suomi NPP.
The air pollution management and warning system using satellite images is operated at the website: http://apom.fimo.edu.vn:8080/apom-beta/web/#
The APOM air pollution management and warning system is an important information channel, providing a rich and diverse data source to many users such as managers, scientists and warnings to the Vietnamese community about the AQI air quality index based on the PM2.5 fine dust index, ensuring timeliness and daily effectiveness to areas of interest to users (the entire territory of Vietnam or 63 provinces/cities).
In addition, usable particulate matter pollution maps can provide regular reports (weekly/monthly/quarterly) to professionals and planners nationwide to support environmental management and policy decisions. Fine particulate matter maps also serve as complementary baseline data for public health and climate change applications.
According to vietnamnet
