Table · collection · 2025
Low Cost Sensors AQ INSTEP Data
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR and NASA Data Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.5067/low-cost-sensors-aq/instep
Low-Cost-Sensors-AQ_INSTEP is the ground site data collected by the Inexpensive Network Sensor Technology Exploring Pollution (INSTEP) sensor network as part of the Low-Cost Air Quality Sensor Harmonization Database.
Description
Data collection for this product is ongoing. The Low-Cost Sensor AQ Harmonization aims to harmonize sensor networks by amalgamating measurements from a multitude of networks into one open access framework.
Currently, data from 10 unique US-based sensor networks have been collected for redistribution in the archive. Data from each network is reformatted in a common data format with metadata embedded to streamline data processing. A key feature is a tier system in which the team critically reviews each sensor network by their calibration efforts and subsequent data quality, providing data quality flags to help end users determine which sensor data best meets their target application.
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The framework allows users to search based on calibration criteria in addition to location, date range, and pollutant of interest. The sensor database is aimed at scientific end users seeking ground-based validation data for satellites and models alike but is also accessible to community scientists. The team is currently accepting new submissions!
If you maintain a sensor network that you would like included, please contact the PI (kristen.e.okorn@nasa.gov).
Links
Get the data
- Resource doi.org/10.5067/low-cost-sensors-aq/instep ↗
DOI Dataset Landing Page for Low-Cost-Sensors-AQ_INSTEP_1
landing page · download · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource github.com/KristenOkorn/nasa-low-cost-sensors-aq ↗
Visualization tools: Interactive Python notebooks are available here for data visualization. We recommend using sensor_explorer to generate a variety of plots for each network. Notebooks for some indi
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Resource amt.copernicus.org/articles/17/6425/2024 ↗
An overview of outdoor low-cost gas-phase air quality sensor deployments: current efforts, trends, and limitations
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- How to Cite ASDC Data asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Sensor Database Web App experience.arcgis.com/experience/d8aee5b3925d421884572b9da08de8e6 ↗
documentation · download · from NASA CMR, data nasa gov
- Original Metadata cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3645633220-LARC_CLOUD.iso19115 ↗
download · from data nasa gov
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3645633220-LARC_CLOUD ↗
Earthdata Search for Low-Cost-Sensors-AQ_INSTEP_1
download · from NASA CMR
- Resource nasa.gov/inexpensive-network-sensor-technology-exploring-pollution-inst… ↗
Inexpensive Network Sensor Technology for Exploring Pollution
download · project · from data nasa gov, NASA CMR
Where it is published
- NASA Data Portal dataset page data.nasa.gov/dataset/low-cost-sensors-aq-instep-data ↗
landing page · from data nasa gov
Catalogue records · 3
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3645633220-LARC_CLOUD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CKAN API data.nasa.gov/api/3/action/package_show?id=4a7f9a64-72fe-4305-9f87-3037a1c09… ↗
metadata API · from data nasa gov
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3645633220-LARC_CLOUD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Carbon Dioxide Surface · Carbon Monoxide · Formaldehyde · Inexpensive Network Sensor Technology for Exploring Pollution · Methane · Tropospheric Ozone
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics · Chemistry · Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science · Physics
- Inferred from text
- Analytical chemistry 70%
Provenance · 2 source records, 22 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3645633220-LARC_CLOUD | 7 d ago | JSON v1 |
| NASA Data Portal | 4a7f9a64-72fe-4305-9f87-3037a1c099fc | 4 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3401 | enrichment · NASA CMR | taxonomy-embedding@1.0.0 | title+keywords+description (70%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:physics | mapping · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/air-quality/carbon-monoxide | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/air-quality/tropospheric-ozone | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-chemistry/carbon-and-hydrocarbon-compounds/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide/carbon-dioxide-surface | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-chemistry/carbon-and-hydrocarbon-compounds/formaldehyde | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-chemistry/carbon-and-hydrocarbon-compounds/methane | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:instep | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| updated_date | source · data nasa gov | connector:data_nasa_gov@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |