TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual Sensors: Towards High-Resolution Air Pollution Monitoring using AI and IoT
AU - Zaidan, Martha Arbayani
AU - Hossein Motlagh, Naser
AU - Boor, Brandon E.
AU - Lu, David
AU - Nurmi, Petteri
AU - Petäjä, Tuukka
AU - Ding, Aijun
AU - Kulmala, Markku
AU - Tarkoma, Sasu
AU - Hussein, Tareq
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The present paper contributes a research vision for virtual sensing that combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) to increase the coverage of air quality information. Virtual sensors take advantage of correlations between different pollutants to estimate the concentrations of pollutants for which no affordable sensors are available. We cover key requirements and challenges, reflecting on current state-of-the-art and identifying key research challenges. We also demonstrate the potential and feasibility of virtual sensing through experiments conducted with data from Helsinki, Finland, which show how standard PM2.5 and temperature measurements can be used to provide reliable estimates of CO2 and black carbon concentrations. We also discuss potential applications that can benefit from the implementation of virtual air pollution sensors and establish a research roadmap for the path forward.
AB - The present paper contributes a research vision for virtual sensing that combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) to increase the coverage of air quality information. Virtual sensors take advantage of correlations between different pollutants to estimate the concentrations of pollutants for which no affordable sensors are available. We cover key requirements and challenges, reflecting on current state-of-the-art and identifying key research challenges. We also demonstrate the potential and feasibility of virtual sensing through experiments conducted with data from Helsinki, Finland, which show how standard PM2.5 and temperature measurements can be used to provide reliable estimates of CO2 and black carbon concentrations. We also discuss potential applications that can benefit from the implementation of virtual air pollution sensors and establish a research roadmap for the path forward.
M3 - Article
JO - IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
JF - IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
SN - 2576-3180
ER -