Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental threats to public health, with children and vulnerable individuals among those most affected. EarthSense helps schools, councils and community organisations better understand local air quality through real-time monitoring, public engagement and environmental intelligence.
Whether supporting a single school, a community-led project or a city-wide clean air initiative, EarthSense provides the tools to turn environmental data into meaningful action.
Supporting communities through trusted air quality intelligence
Understanding local air quality is the first step towards improving it. EarthSense provides accessible monitoring, modelling and public engagement tools that help schools, residents and local authorities understand pollution, encourage positive behaviour change and support healthier communities.
Challenges facing schools & communities
Protecting Children’s Health
Children are more vulnerable to the effects of air pollution. Understanding exposure around schools, playgrounds and community spaces helps create healthier environments and supports informed decisions that reduce pollution exposure.
Raising Awareness
Air pollution can often feel invisible. Make local air quality visible through clear, accessible information that helps communities understand pollution levels, potential health impacts and opportunities for positive action.
Supporting Behaviour Change
Trusted environmental data helps encourage lasting behaviour change. Support active travel, reduce vehicle idling and promote cleaner everyday choices with evidence that demonstrates the benefits of local initiatives.
Demonstrating Impact
Measure the effectiveness of clean air initiatives, investments and community programmes using real-world environmental evidence. Understand what works, demonstrate success and inform future environmental improvements.
Engaging Communities
Provide transparent air quality information that helps parents, residents, schools and local organisations understand local conditions, build trust and actively participate in improving community environments.
Building Evidence
Support funding applications, future investment and policy decisions with reliable monitoring and environmental intelligence. Build a strong evidence base for long-term environmental planning and healthier communities.
How EarthSense supports schools & communities
Real-Time Monitoring
Deploy Zephyr® monitors to provide continuous visibility of local air quality and identify pollution patterns throughout the day.
Public Air Quality Portals
Share live and historic air quality information through MyAir®, making environmental data accessible to schools and local communities.
Educational Engagement
Transform monitoring data into interactive learning opportunities that help students understand pollution, health and the environment.
Behaviour Change
Support School Streets, active travel, anti-idling campaigns and wider community initiatives with trusted environmental evidence.
Air Quality Modelling
Use MappAir® to understand pollution beyond monitoring locations, identify hotspots and assess community-wide exposure.
Reporting & Insights
Generate clear reports and visualisations that support stakeholder engagement, funding applications and informed decision-making.
Environmental intelligence for schools & communities
EarthSense combines monitoring, modelling and environmental intelligence to help schools, local authorities and community organisations better understand air quality, protect public health and support positive environmental action.
Together, MyAir®, Zephyr® and MappAir® provide a complete solution for monitoring, visualising and communicating local air quality, helping create healthier places to learn, live and work.
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Protecting Children’s Health – Understand pollution exposure around schools and community spaces.
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Community Engagement – Make local air quality visible through accessible information.
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Supporting Behaviour Change – Encourage active travel and healthier everyday choices.
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Evidence for Decision Making – Measure impact and support future investment.
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Scalable Solutions – From individual schools to city-wide monitoring networks.
Supporting schools & communities across:
Schools & Educational Campuses
Monitor air quality around schools to help protect pupils, staff and visitors.
School Streets & Active Travel
Support cleaner journeys to school with monitoring and behaviour change initiatives.
Community Air Quality Projects
Empower residents with accessible environmental information and local air quality insight.
Public Health Initiatives
Understand environmental conditions in the places where communities live, work and play.
Parks & Public Spaces
Understanding air quality impacts across complex logistics networks.
Councils & Local Partnerships
Provide trusted evidence to support local decision-making, engagement and clean air strategies.
Trusted by schools & communities
As part of the BBC’s Fighting for Air programme, EarthSense worked with community group Kings Heath CAN, local schools, and residents in Birmingham to demonstrate how collective action can improve air quality. Using Zephyr® air quality monitors to measure the impact of traffic reduction and active travel initiatives, the project showed measurable improvements in nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels. The initiative highlighted the power of community-led behaviour change and inspired further clean air projects across schools, councils, and local neighbourhoods.
Birmingham City Council partnered with EarthSense to deliver one of the UK’s largest school-based air quality awareness programmes, helping students better understand the impact of pollution on their health and environment. By deploying air quality monitors across schools throughout the city and making data publicly accessible, the initiative supports education, encourages active travel, and empowers communities to take action. The project is helping to drive behavioural change, raise awareness of air pollution, and support Birmingham’s wider clean air ambitions.
Supporting schools & communities around the World
EarthSense supports schools, local authorities and community organisations across the UK and internationally. Explore our Territory Pages to learn more about regional air quality priorities, local initiatives and sector-specific applications.