Air quality in Birmingham

Getting the data

Go to Air quality DEFRA, then:

• Data type: Measured data + SAVE
• Date range: Jan 1, 2021 to yesterday + SAVE
• Select monitoring sites by: Local Authority
  • then: Birmingham district + SAVE
  • then: Select all + SAVE
• Select pollutants by: Pollutant name
  • then: Nitrogen Dioxide + SAVE
• Output type: Email (all sizes allowed) + SAVE
• GET DATA

Do we understand the data?

• Clean / Organise
• What is it?
• What is mu-g/m3 ?
• What is NO2 ?

Data collection

• Where did it come from?
• Google a collection site with Defra to find location information. Use Google map street view

Data quality

• What are the notes on data quality?
• Where are we missing data?

Analysis

• What have we got? What can we ask?
• Where is the air quality worst from the four sites, on average over the period?
• Which month has the worst air quality over the period?