Datajam – Bangalore Air Quality

OpenCity.in organised the “Bengaluru Air Quality” Datajam in the BLR Design Centre at Church Street, Bengaluru – 560001. The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), Sensing Local, MOD Foundation and UrbanEmissions.info were the partners for the event. MOD Foundation were also the event partners providing their venue for the datajam.

Twenty-five participants from diverse backgrounds – GIS, Data analysis, statistics, policy, students, academia participated in the day long event and looked at various aspects of air quality and how it affects life in Bengaluru. The participants were split into four teams who came up with their different problem statements.

The problem statements chosen by the four teams were:

1. Effect of Air Quality on Metro Rail ridership.
2. Do poorer road networks lead to poor air quality because of circuitous commutes?
3. Comparison of a residential area vs industrial and how the air quality in each is affected by land use, with a comparison of Peenya and Jayanagar.
4. Linking air quality and real estate prices, and developing an air quality rating for each ward based on different parameters that affect air quality.