A.Q.M.E.I.S.: Air Quality Meteorological and Environmental Information System in Western
Macedonia, Hellas
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01-03 June 2014Kozani, Greece
Ioannis Skordas§, George F. Fragulis* and Athanasios G. Triantafyllou§
§Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution & Environmental Physics Dept. of Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering
*Laboratory of Web Technologies & Applied Control SystemsDept. of Electrical Engineering
Technological Educational Inst. of Western Macedonia Kozani, Hellas
Purpose of Work (1/2)
An operational monitoring, as well as high resolution local-scale meteorological and air quality forecasting information system for Western Macedonia
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The application:
Provides updates about the weather and pollution
forecast for the next few days (based on current
day information) in Western Macedonia
accessing and managing results of measurements
in a direct and dynamic way
Works in real time
Purpose of Work (2/2)
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The application:
Forecasts are displayed through dynamic-
interactive web charts and the visual illustration of
the atmospheric pollution of the region in a map
using images and animation images.
Has user-friendly interface
Uses only open source software
An operational monitoring, as well as high resolution local-scale meteorological and air quality forecasting information system for Western Macedonia
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Presentation Outline
Ability of monitoring the air qualityAbility of monitoring the air quality
Development Open Source ToolsDevelopment Open Source Tools
Database architecture of web applicationDatabase architecture of web application
Dynamic Information System “LAP/EP” (2001, 2010)Dynamic Information System “LAP/EP” (2001, 2010)
User interface “A.Q.M.E.I.S.” and funcionalism (New User interface “A.Q.M.E.I.S.” and funcionalism (New Features)Features)
ConclusionsConclusions
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Ability of Monitoring the Air Quality (AQ)
In the past Decades:
The monitoring of air quality was limited for collecting and storing measurements only
Present Day:
Any information can be retrieved immediately
In real-time
Via internet
In a simple and comprehensive way to the wide audience
Additional data (Historical Measurements) can be reviewed
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It is developed for the first time in 2002 (Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Physics)
providing the possibility for direct information to the public about the air quality,
four atmospheric measurement stations (Kozani, Florina, Kastoria and Grevena)
For every station a previous and current index of pollution appears (in a scale 1-10) with an appropriate colour scale
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Dynamic Information System (LAP/EP)
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http://airlab.teikoz.gr, http://www.airlab.edu.gr
The system was expanded and upgraded May 2010.Developed in the Laboratory ofAtmospheric Physics ofTechnological Education Instituteof Western Maceconia
Different technologies (ADSL, GPRS,ETHERNET) are used to transfer data tothe central station
Constitued by Five terminal stationsCentral stationWeb server The system is designed with no
restrictions regarding the number of monitoring stations that can be included in the network
The stations on the site arepresented in a Google map type
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The system was expanded and upgraded May 2010.Developed in the Laboratory ofAtmospheric Physics ofTechnological Education Instituteof Western Maceconia
Dynamic Information System (LAP/EP)
General-purpose scripting languagethat is especially suited to server-side web development where phpgenerally runs on a web server
Web Application “A.Q.M.E.I.S.” (3/3)
Development Open Source Tools:
Language for the internet userinterface design
Scripting languagewhich is utilised forchecking and validating web form Input values to ensure that no invalid data are submitted to the server
Most common Open Source Database ServerRelational database management system (RDBMS)Runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases Supported by many operating systems(Cross-Flatform)
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MySql and Database Architecture “A.Q.M.E.I.S.”
The architecture of this database consists of a total of 23 tables.
primary key is Date Time
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approved members
new online web feature which (monitor, analyze, check and process the measurements using statistics of each station in real time)
daily, weekly, monthly andaccording to the user’s choice Values
On the fly: minimum value was found the number of records of the minimum
value maximum value the date and time of record of the maximum value the total number of measurements the % percentage Output: table or MS Excel
Online Web Station Reports - A.Q.M.E.I.S
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dynamic management of the measurements from each station in a simple way using an online geographical web interface
The administrator using this specific feature (Management of the Measurement Stations using GoogleMaps)
insert, delete and modify easily and simply data having as a purpose the dynamic renewal on the GoogleMap
Manage Stations Using GoogleMaps - A.Q.M.E.I.S
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provides free, real-time and online weather information for the web users
state-of-the-art technology monitors conditions forecasts in the area of Western Macedonia in the next few days
dynamic-interactive web charts
option to view historical elements
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Weather Forecast in Western Macedonia with Dynamic Web Charts - A.Q.M.E.I.S
Server
Prediction Model
DataFile
MySQL
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Weather Forecast in Western Macedonia with Dynamic Web Charts - A.Q.M.E.I.S
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Air Pollution Forecast in Western Macedonia A.Q.M.E.I.S
approved users
atmospheric pollution forecast of the pm10 (particulate matter) concerning the next few days in Western Macedonia.
displays dynamically regions in a map using images
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CONCLUSIONS
The proposed application is part of a system air quality monitoring network of LAP-EP/TEIWM.
A dynamic web application is proposed where users can be informed in real time about atmospheric and meteorological conditions (Western Macedonia)
Developed under the philosophy of the open source software.
Has user-friendly interface
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(*)The code was developed from scratch
using simple code editors as Edit plus
or notepad
Thank you very much for your attention