Google has added a brand new characteristic to its Maps cellular software that reveals customers the air quality close by. For now, this information is barely obtainable within the United States.
Google Maps now lets customers verify the air quality close by, each on its Android and iOS model. This information is displayed within the type of a brand new map layer, like these exhibiting public transportation, bike paths or site visitors circumstances.
To entry the air quality layer, click on on the icon exhibiting the varied map layers, then choose “Air Quality” within the “Map Details” part. The information will then mechanically seem on the map, within the related areas, with a color code and an index exhibiting just lately measured air quality findings. Scrolling down the outcomes affords a extra detailed view of the air quality all through a neighbourhood or metropolis.
Note that for the United States – the one nation the place this information presently seems – information is offered by the Environmental Protection Agency and the PurpleAir community of atmospheric sensors measuring the quantity of pollution within the air.
In the longer term, this service might turn out to be worldwide, and cellular customers might quickly have the opportunity to verify the native air quality of their area thanks to information offered by native companions. – AFP Relaxnews
