Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Oct;16(10):1207-1214. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201906-477ST.
Air quality data from satellites and low-cost sensor systems, together with output from air quality models, have the potential to augment high-quality, regulatory-grade data in countries with monitoring networks and provide much-needed air quality information in countries without them. Each of these technologies has strengths and limitations that need to be considered when integrating them to develop a robust and diverse global air quality monitoring network. To address these issues, the American Thoracic Society, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences convened a workshop in May 2017 to bring together global experts from across multiple disciplines and agencies to discuss current and near-term capabilities to monitor global air pollution. The participants focused on four topics: ) current and near-term capabilities in air pollution monitoring, ) data assimilation from multiple technology platforms, ) critical issues for air pollution monitoring in regions without a regulatory-quality stationary monitoring network, and ) risk communication and health messaging. Recommendations for research and improved use were identified during the workshop, including a recognition that the integration of data across monitoring technology groups is critical to maximizing the effectiveness (e.g., data accuracy, as well as spatial and temporal coverage) of these monitoring technologies. Taken together, these recommendations will advance the development of a global air quality monitoring network that takes advantage of emerging technologies to ensure the availability of free, accessible, and reliable air pollution data and forecasts to health professionals, as well as to all global citizens.
卫星和低成本传感器系统的空气质量数据，以及空气质量模型的输出，有可能补充监测网络完善的国家的高质量、监管级数据，并为没有监测网络的国家提供急需的空气质量信息。在整合这些技术以开发强大而多样化的全球空气质量监测网络时，需要考虑每种技术的优势和局限性。为了解决这些问题，美国胸科学会、美国环境保护署、美国国家航空航天局和美国国家环境卫生科学研究所于 2017 年 5 月召开了一次研讨会，召集了来自多个学科和机构的全球专家，讨论监测全球空气污染的当前和近期能力。与会者重点讨论了四个主题：）空气污染监测的当前和近期能力，）来自多个技术平台的数据同化，）在没有监管级固定监测网络的地区进行空气污染监测的关键问题，以及）风险沟通和健康信息传递。在研讨会上确定了改进研究和使用的建议，包括认识到整合监测技术组的数据对于最大限度地提高这些监测技术的有效性（例如数据准确性以及空间和时间覆盖范围）至关重要。这些建议将共同推进全球空气质量监测网络的发展，利用新兴技术确保卫生专业人员以及所有全球公民都能获得免费、可访问和可靠的空气污染数据和预测。
