Smart city air quality monitoring solutions empower city administrators to issue advisory messages to address air pollution and safeguard residents’ health and safety. One of the major responsibilities of city administrators is to ensure that older people, children, and people prone to respiratory issues have a safe breathing environment. Additionally, hotspot identification enables citizens to make informed decisions about selecting residential locations based on peak-hour air pollution levels.

A network of multiple monitoring stations can help identify air pollution hotspots in a city.  The Envizom, Data Analysis and Visualization software enables authorities to identify areas of excess traffic and high pollution. Such data and information can help the City planning committees make appropriate decisions. Smart city air pollution monitoring is, therefore, an essential tool for validating and making informed decisions about building schools, hospitals, bridges, etc., based on air pollution levels.

Smart cities attract several business opportunities and industries. However, city authorities face several challenges in ensuring citizens have safe breathing conditions. City-wide deployment of ambient air quality monitors is possible using multiple Oizom monitors. Secondary data further facilitates source apportionment studies and empowers lawmakers to penalize polluters. Hyperlocal data monitoring becomes feasible, enabling air pollution control bodies to take real-time corrective actions.

The dense population in any urban location and the impacts of climate change have increased over the last few decades. This has burdened municipal and local governments to take precautions in the event of a natural disaster. Accurate weather monitoring of meteorological parameters not only raises citizens' awareness but also helps develop forecasting models. This becomes a crucial tool for disaster prevention and helps the government create a safer environment for people in a Smart city.