Breathe London Air-Quality Sensor Network

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A network of Clarity Node-S sensors measuring nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5, run by Imperial College London's Environmental Research Group with the Mayor of London and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Relaunched in 2021 with around 130 nodes, it grew to over 400 across all 33 London boroughs by 2023, streaming free hourly air-quality data to schools, hospitals and community groups.

Live 📅 since 2021
Evidence🏛️ Officialgrades the sourcing — this entry states no impact figure
what does this mean?The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →
Scale🏙️ City-wide

Sources

↗ Breathe London (operator)Official network site with live map and free downloadable hourly data.
↗ Imperial College London (operator)Environmental Research Group, which operates the network since 2021.
↗ Greater London Authority (authority)Mayor of London launch announcement for the sensor network.
📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Breathe London Air-Quality Sensor Network” — London, United Kingdom. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/london-breathe-london/ (last verified 2026-07-17). Data: CC BY 4.0.

The underlying data is free to reuse with attribution — see the open data page.

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