DOHA THE Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) at the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) on pilot programme for QMIC’s innovative air quality monitoring system ‘Hawa’ak’.
Hawa ák is a wireless air quality monitoring solution developed by QMIC to deliver real-time information through diverse channels.
The pilot programme under the agreement includes the deployment of multiple innovative air quality monitoring stations capable of detecting various pollutants and dust particles in the air.
The agreement was signed by Director of Public Health at the SCH Dr Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad al Thani and Executive Director of QMIC Dr Adnan Abu Dayya.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Thani said the SCH would use Hawa’ak to monitor air quality around the country.
He said the SCH was keen on monitoring the air in order to create a rich bank of information on air quality.
“This device will allow us to assess the impact of air quality on human heath and help us to prevent occurrence of diseases caused by pollution. The SCH encourages the development of local talent and building local technical capacity in this area. We are eager to work with QMIC and use a locally-built solution customised for Qatar to proactively monitor air quality to allow us to take preventive actions”.
On his part, Dr Abu Dayya said, “We are privileged to work with SCH and deploy our leading Hawa’ak applications and demonstrate the value of real-time air quality monitoring. This partnership will help raise awareness about the importance of air quality monitoring. We look forward to working with SCH and other national organisations to improve the air quality for Qatar residents”.
He pointed out that the QMIC would use Hawa’ak to create an integrated and rich air quality monitoring system suitable for deployment in Qatar and the region.
Through Hawa’ak, people can get to know a particular location or certain area on the air quality whether it is healthy, fair, poor or very poor.
Hawa’ak is a rich and flexible platform that uses a new generation of mobile air quality monitoring stations at lower cost and provides coverage to air-quality monitoring and environmental conditions.
The data collected by the Hawa’ak monitoring stations is transmitted via GPRS and processed by QMIC’s Intelligent Sensing and M2M Services Platform Labeeb.
Labeeb transforms the raw air quality data to useful air quality information and store data for further analysis and research.
Hawa’ak then delivers the personalised and relevant air quality information to users through innovative applications using multiple delivery channels including mobile applications, web portals, SMS, and voice interaction.
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