Postmen to gather pollution data in Malaga

MALAGA City postmen and women’s trolleys are going to be used to collect information on air pollution thanks to Correos’ Urban Mobile Sensor project.

Sensors with eight-hour batteries and internet connection, placed in damp-proof boxes inside the trolleys, will gather information on temperature, air pressure and humidity and presence of harmful gases, which will be transmitted to a server accessible by the council and members of the public.

The project aims to supplement data gathered in traditional monitoring centres rather than replacing it.