AIR

AIR is a public, social experiment in which people are invited to use Preemptive Media's portable air monitoring devices to explore their neighborhoods and urban environments for pollution and fossil fuel burning hotspots. Participants or "carriers" are able to see pollutant levels in their current locations, as well as simultaneously view measurements from the other AIR devices in the network. An on-board GPS unit and digital compass, combined with a database of known pollution sources such as power plants and heavy industries, allow carriers to see their distance from polluters and other AIR devices.

AIR was made possible with support from Eyebeam/Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's 2005 Social Sculpture Commission..

AIR is being developed in conjunction with PigeonBlog, a project by Beatriz da Costa with Cina Hazegh and Kevin Ponto.

View Project Website: pm-air.net