Air pollution is a threat to human health and the environment. It requires taking action in control and mitigation of impacts. The Municipal of Cuenca and the Municipal Transit Mobility and Transport agency with there monitoring station... more
Air pollution is a threat to human health and the environment. It requires taking action in control and mitigation of impacts. The Municipal of Cuenca and the Municipal Transit Mobility and Transport agency with there monitoring station of air pollutants develops a mechanism to manage and publish this information. By generating a general air quality index (IGCA in Spanish) and the web dissemination by means that are easy to access and understand. For the IGCA governs the national regulations, this is the Unified Text of Secondary Environmental Legislation (TULSMA in Spanish) and the international standard of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), using the standard Sensor Observation Service (SOS) of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). Producing a platform for management, monitoring and publication of the city air pollutants (O 3 , CO, NO 2 , SO 2 , PM 2,5). Besides presenting the IGCA and indexes for each recorded pollutant, it is also published statistical graphs showing the temporary behavior of pollutants. This platform is a valid tool for environmental management and decision making contributing to the "buen vivir " (well-being) of Cuenca.
