In recent years, the city of Stuttgart has been in the focus of media interest for excessive levels of air pollutants. Exposure to high concentrations of air pollutants like particulate matter (PM), tropospheric ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) can cause a broad spectrum of health issues – particularly of the respiratory system - both in the long and short term. At the same time, while cycling has no direct adverse effect on the air quality - cyclists themselves are directly subjected to air pollution within a city, as cycle paths are usually in immediate proximity to roads. Analyzing and mapping this concentration and distribution of particulate matter - and to map a 'least-polluted' route through particularly affected areas - is a step to-wards informing about - and protecting users from - air pollution in the city of Stuttgart.
The study will thus concentrate on mapping air pollution within Stuttgart’s central districts Nord, Süd, West, Ost, Mitte, Feuerbach, Botnang, Hedelfingen, Wangen, Münster and Bad Cannstatt and additionally offer a basic routing service for cyclists.
For instructions on how to reproduce this study visit the project readme.
The proposal as well as the presentation are deprecated because the analysis workflow was enhanced and adjusted.
The updated workflow was visualized in a diagram.
Results of the analysis are discussed in a scientific report.