I’ve frequently mentioned the very useful US Embassy pollution monitor here in Beijing, which used to be only on Twitter but is now easier to access. First there was the non-blocked website, which I strongly recommend; now I’m happy to report that someone has designed an iPhone/iPod Touch app! Now it’ll be even easier for parents, teachers and anyone interested to follow the hourly updates. As I’ve mentioned often, this real-time data can give us fortunate Beijingers a lot of control in implementing pollution action plans, especially in schools.
I haven’t downloaded it yet, so please let me know if there are problems…
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Thanks for the link. If there are any improvements you'd like to suggest, I'm all ears.
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Actually, I do have suggestions! 1. Add the previous 24-hour bar-graph data similar to what the iphone.bjair.info has. It’s very useful to assess trends. #2 more long-term, make some type of searchable database of the numbers! Or at least to be able to graphically scroll through previous day’s 24-hour data via bar graphs. #3 set up some type of SMS/email alert when numbers hit a certain number, like 200 or 300. Thanks for the work! Too bad Shanghai doesn’t have something like this…
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Bring back the App !! Why has it disappeared?
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Looks like they are out of business. The app stopped working a long time ago…it’s still best on an iPhone to just use Safari and go to the website iphone.bjair.info
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Well, the iphone.bjair.info website seems to be blocked these days. Any other resources anyone knows of?
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Yes, lanlantian.com is a newer one: http://www.lantiantian.com/
Also, you can always see the readings right here on my website, on the right sidebar…