Air Quality Health Monitoring Resources
Below is a non-exhaustive list of air quality resources for Air Quality Health Monitoring Task Force members to reference. The inclusion of a resource on this page does not necessarily reflect the endorsement of the resource by NCTCOG. For more information or to recommend an additional air quality resource, please contact Analisa Garcia at agarcia@nctcog.org.
Local Air Quality Websites
Local stakeholder webpages outlining air quality information, intiatives, and public-facing resources.
City of Dallas City of Denton City of Fort Worth City of Grand Prairie City of Grapevine City of Plano City of Garland City of Cedar Hill City of Irving City of North Richland Hills Dallas County Tarrant County Hood County Clean Air Coalition DFW International Airport North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Ozone Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) North Texas Commission
Air Monitoring Websites
The following dashboards display live air quality monitor readings at the local, state, national, and global levels. Data shown may come from regulatory monitors operated by state and/or federal agencies; monitors independently operated by the dashboard host; privately-owned monitors whose information is shared by the monitor manufacturer; or a combination of these sources.
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Educational & Teaching Material
Educational resources on air quality, health impacts, improvement strategies, and materials to support air quality awareness and outreach.
General Resources
Air Monitoring & Modeling
Information on best practices for establishing an air quality monitoring network, including monitoring methods, equipment, installation, data analysis, communication, and more.
EPA Resources
Additional Resources
Health Data & Dashboards
Resources for exploring and accessing health data related to air quality, including interactive dashboards and downloadable datasets.
Health & Medical Resources
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) PCCI Pediatric Asthma Surveillance System (PASS) Texas Health Data EPA's Source Assessment Mapping Interface for Environmental Health Data Visualizations Interface (SAMIEHD-Vis) CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Remote Sensing
Publicly available remote sensing data for various air pollutants.
NASA
Worldview Earth Data Geospatial Interactive Online Visualization ANd aNalysis Infrastructure (Giovanni) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Advanced Baseline Imager Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Emissions (TEMPO) NO2 for the Public Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA)
NOAA
Examples of Air Monitoring Networks Outside the NCTCOG Region
Examples of community-led air quality monitoring efforts outside the North Central Texas region working to make air quality information more accessible through air quality monitoring dashboards, resources, and guides to help others establish their own air monitoring networks.
Love My Air, City of Denver, CO
IVAN Air Monitoring, Imperial County, CA
Air Alliance Houston