Air Quality Index Information In Google Earth Format

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Evironmental Protection Agencies( EPA) provides Air Quality Index (AQI) information in the Google Earth format.  EPA, in collaboration with states and local governments, provide Air Quality Index forecast and conditions for more than 320 cities across the United States. This Google Map contains facility level information  for this following seven major point sources sector(epa.gov).1)      Cement Facilities2)     Chemical Manufacturing3)      Electric Generating Units4)      Natural Gas Pipelines5)      Oil and Gas Productions6)      Petroleum Refineries7)      Pulp& Paper Industries. 

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2 Responses to “Air Quality Index Information In Google Earth Format”

  1. Air Quality Index Information In Google Earth Format | Personalized Information Says:
    March 11, 2008 at 5:20 pm | Reply

    [...] Tom wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptEvironmental Protection Agencies( EPA) provides Air Quality Index (AQI) information in the Google Earth format. EPA, in collaboration with states and local governments, provide Air Quality Index forecast and conditions for more than 320 … [...]

  2. Air Quality Index in Google Earth | Vector One Says:
    March 11, 2008 at 8:06 pm | Reply

    [...] The GIS Use in Public Health and Health Care blog has a post about air quality in the U.S. The graphic shows a bunch of different colors, and although each dot represents a large area, the trend is obvious. Included are different types of facilities, all considered to be contributing toward the state of air quality. You can see the full text here. [...]

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