Sensing Umbrella Monitors Air Pollution

Sensing Umbrella Monitors Air Pollution
Jul-14-14
Not your normal umbrella, the Sensing Umbrella responds to the level of air pollution in the area with a series of LED lights while helping track air quality.

Developed by a team from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, the Arduino-equipped Sensing Umbrella is able to gather pollution data and upload it to pollution databases, making it possible to generate local pollution indicator maps for smaller regions. The umbrella's LED lights also provide a more immediate source of information as they flash and change color depending upon the air quality in the immediate area.

The student designers plan to keep the umbrella's system open-source in the hopes of encouraging a global network of people collecting and sharing air-quality information.




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