Entries by Barbara Loferer

Improve Air Quality with a smart data approach

In an interview with DKSR – Data Competence Center for Cities & Regions, Martin Montag, Head of Sales Public Sector, explains how environmental data can achieve significant added value thanks to data platforms and why inter-municipal cooperation provides the best basis for rapid progress. Read the full interview here

An AI Story

A short while ago, our Sentience System went through one of its toughest challenges: We had just won a tender in one of Europe’s largest capitals. In the next phase, our solution was benchmarked against competitive hardware products from two traditional hardware manufacturers. Both are big players in the industry with a combined existence of […]

AI is more than ChatGPT: How Hawa Dawa has been successfully integrating AI in the core of the air quality monitoring method

ChatGPT is really cool. Since it was launched to the public in November 2022, ordinary people from a wide variety of different areas have been testing it. They have played around with it and tried to determine how they can work with it in the most meaningful way. „ChatGPT is a conversational artificial intelligence model […]

COP15 Biodiversity Agreement: By 2030, Achieving 4 overarching global goals with 23 targets?

After two weeks, the UN Biodiversity Conference ended on 19 December. The so-called COP15 (15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity), held under the auspices of the United Nations (UNEP – UN Environmental Program) and chaired by China and hosted by Canada, adopted the “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF – “Global […]

Update of the EU Legislation for Air Pollution: Time to Take Action

At the end of October, the EU Commission presented a proposal for updating the guidelines on air quality. The stricter limits for individual air pollutants may be considered the core part. Additionally, the proposal stresses the relevance of air quality more than the previous legislation. Below you will find a short summary: In 2020, the […]

First Hawa Dawa measurement device deployed in the USA: plug-and-play

We are proud to have our first Sentience Measurement Device installed in the USA (Sacramento). It is a significant step to enter business in a country on another continent. Additionally, the installation and deployment of the device provided evidence that our processes and technology are professionally defined and elaborated. So, in California, it was a […]