CPC F24F 11/30 (2018.01) [F24F 11/52 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); G01N 33/0009 (2013.01); G01N 33/0031 (2013.01); G01N 33/0063 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0006 (2013.01); G01N 33/0037 (2013.01); G01N 33/0039 (2013.01); G01N 33/004 (2013.01); G01N 33/0042 (2013.01); G01N 33/0044 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for monitoring air quality of a geographic area, said system comprising:
digital out-of-home advertising display units, each provided at a respective, fixed location within the geographic area and comprising:
an electronic display for displaying advertising images;
a housing for said electronic display, said housing having an ingestion area and an exhaustion area;
an open loop pathway for ambient air extending between said ingestion area and said exhaustion area;
an air quality monitoring device located along said open loop pathway and comprising one or more sensors for measuring characteristics of encountered gases; and
a network connectivity device in electronic communication with the air quality monitoring device; and
a monitoring station in electronic communication with each of the digital out-of-home advertising display units, wherein said monitoring station is configured to:
receive measurements from said one or more sensors of said air quality monitoring devices of each of said digital out-of-home advertising display units by way of the network connectivity devices; and
generate visual representations of said measurements from said digital out-of-home advertising display units, including a first visual representation summarizing said measurements of multiple ones of said digital out-of-home advertising display units and a second visual representation of multiple ones of said measurements of a given one of said digital out-of-home advertising display units over a period of time.
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