When I pass by people in Chinatown wearing face masks I always wonder if the air quality is really that gnarly. Someday the answer will be as easy as opening a mobile phone app! I worked with Spatial Information Design Lab co-director Sarah Williams and Columbia University Computer Science PhD candidate Sean White on visualizing air quality data for mobile devices. After recording and geocoding carbon monoxide levels around Manhattanville in New York City, the group is exploring ways this information can be made accessible on mobile devices, including cell phones as well as augmented reality devices that combine live video with 3D graphics. Check out some visualizations of map and street views and imagine a health-conscious layer for your Google maps on the go…

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