Environment start-up Ambee launches website that provides real-time, hyperlocal air quality data

Ambee has installed 100 sensors across Bengaluru with over 500 sensors being installed across India. The sensors measure air quality, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, temperature, humidity and other environmental factors. In addition to proprietary sensor data, Ambee uses multiple sources of satellite imagery, government pollution data from across the world, meteorological data, and every open-source air pollution data currently in existence. The data is processed using Ambee’s proprietary intelligence methods.

Pollution deaths

“Every year over nine million deaths worldwide are due to air pollution. Our research reveals that air pollution is definitively linked to multiple forms of cancer, heart disease, breathing disorders, blood pressure and others such as birth defects, cognitive disabilities and accelerated brain damage. Unfortunately, most people are unaware about the impact of air pollution on their health,” Akshay Joshi, CEO and Co-founder, told BusinessLine.