UK-based air quality specialists EarthSense is developing an app which will identify and map clean air routes for people cycling or exercising. The company says the application could also help wider clean air strategies when combined with population movement data.
According to EarthSense, collating this data would allow key decision makers to identify popular exercise routes and target resources to improve air quality at these locations.
The app is being funded by the European Space Agency's grant p
Transport for London (TfL) has challenged app designers to improve their services to cyclists after expanding the data it makes available to them.
TfL has added mapping information for eight Cycle Superhighways and one Quietway to their open data portal, allowing developers to make it even easier for Londoners to find and use the best cycle routes. New Superhighways and Quietways will be added as they open.
The information allows developers to accurately map out the existing network within apps and on
