Eye on Earth is a two-way communication platform on the environment which brings together scientific information with feedback and observations of millions of ordinary people. It is the result of a partnership between Microsoft and the European Environment Agency (EEA). Currently, it includes information on the water quality for more than 22.000 bathing sites throughout Europe. EyeOnEarth also includes information on air quality for more than 1000 air quality monitoring stations throughout Europe. Additionally, an air quality model enables viewing of the air pollution situation in between the air quality monitoring stations. For water sites, the portal presents historical data over several years and for some, the latest 2009 data is also available.
Eye on Earth makes use of the technological innovations of Microsoft to combine environmental data with geospatial data through Microsoft’s Bing Maps for enterprise and to enable the general public to contribute their knowledge with simple communication tools. Includes an option to receive instant air and water quality updates as sms directly to your mobile phone.
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