Hawa Dawa becomes part of the project zukunftskommune@bw in the city of Ulm

Hawa Dawa was awarded the contract within the public tender for the procurement of LoRaWan-capable air/climate sensors in the Eselsberg project area in the city of Ulm. Hawa Dawa will install a network of several Sentience air quality measurement devices, develop a comprehensive display from the measured values and feed the data via API into the Ulm data platform, which is currently under construction. The data will be made available as open IoT data. Read more

Hawa Dawa has been commissioned by the city of Seelze to establish a local network of IoT (Internet of Things) measuring instruments. A total of three Hawa Dawa Sentience air measurement devices will provide hourly values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in places identified by the city of Seelze as useful.

In the city of Seelze live 36,000 inhabitants on an area of 54 square kilometres. Seelze neighbours directly to the west on the state capital of Lower Saxony, Hanover. There are no permanently installed public measuring stations in the city of Seelze. Temporary measurements did not show that the official threshold value for NO2 of 40.0 micrograms per m3 was exceeded. Nevertheless, the city of Seelze is aware of the health risks posed by polluted air even below the legal limit and has decided to actively address this problem. The first step is to obtain clarity on the current air quality.

The Hawa Dawa solution for Seelze presents the measured values close to real-time in digital form on an interactive dashboard. Monthly reports provide in-depth insights into patterns and timing, taking into account temperature and wind data. By using Hawa Dawa IoT air measurement devices, Seelze can determine the locations where the measurements will be made, taking into account local requirements. The Hawa Dawa PRO Dashboard used by Seelze enables additional insights on air quality in Seelze to be gained through a heatmap display – after all, information about the places where people are actually staying are crucial.

Karim Tarraf, CEO of Hawa Dawa, explains: “Many smaller to medium-sized cities are in the situation of Seelze, that there are no public measuring stations. The decision-makers do not have up-to-date information on the impact on air quality caused by traffic and other issuers. We believe that local air quality facts are a prerequisite for taking effective action against air pollution and protecting the population. Here, mere measurements are not sufficient, but it is imperative to analyse the data in context. We are pleased to support the city of Seelze in this project.”