Campania (Italy) data

[jobonaf]

near-real-time data: http://88.45.133.130/meteoambientecampania/prodotti/aria/arpac_dati_centraline_<date>.csv with date in %Y%m%d format

stations' metadata: https://github.com/jobonaf/calicantus/blob/master/data/sites-info/metadata.ARPAC.csv

[RocketD0g]

Hi @jobonaf - Thanks for this contribution! Especially since we don't have any Italy data yet!

To confirm for adding in:

• Pollutant types available that mesh with our system: CO, SO2, NO2, PM10, PM2.5, O3

• Station level data with physical vals is present with units. For instance, see: http://88.45.133.130/meteoambientecampania/prodotti/aria/arpac_dati_centraline_20170719.csv

• Looks like url for source attribution: http://88.45.133.130/meteoambientecampania/php/index.php

• Geo coordinates are above in first comment.

• Lastly, I do not see this data source overlapping in EEA; I don't think there is Italian data at all.

[maxgrossman]

@RocketD0g and @jobonaf. I've put together an adapter for Campania here.

I have one final question before pull requesting it and thought I'd ask both of you about it. The data's averaging period!

Before you read the below, @jobonaf, do you the averaging period of the recordings? Are they average per hour? average per day?

Anyhow...

I've run through most of the source url and the best definition I found is in map meta data like this one. These are maps generated by the aq data we are pulling I presume. The complication here is that the description really is not clear regarding the averaging period.

I then ended up on the ARPAC website and found in this report that has info about the network (see section 3). The report suggests non-particulates are hourly and particulates (powders so says google translate) are 24-hour averages.

All that said, is using this report ok for the averaging period? Or should I dig more / try to find out ARPAC directly?

Thanks!

[RocketD0g]

@jobonaf, I presume this is similar to the question I have on https://github.com/openaq/openaq-fetch/issues/282#issuecomment-316662786 re: @dolugen's observation on time-averaging for that other Italian data source.

Given the report @maxgrossman found and @dolugen's obs, looks very likely particulates are daily + gases are hourly is the rule for both sources, but we will seek your confirmation, @jobonaf.

By the way, super awesome find on that report, @maxgrossman!

Thanks to you three.

[jobonaf]

@maxgrossman the report you linked is about a monitoring campaign, not about the monitoring network. Gaseous species are hourly averaged. Also most of the PM10 and PM2.5 are hourly. For more info, contact the people of ArpaCampania (ARPAC) listed here http://88.45.133.130/meteoambientecampania/documentazione/CEMEC/Convegno%20Monitoraggio%20Ambientale%20ARPAC/Brochure.pdf

[majesticio]

I looks like they have updated their website. however, at the time of writing the bulletins and maps were not functioning. need to be reviewed at a later date

[russbiggs]

Is Campania not included in the larger EEA set?

[majesticio]

Currently the EEA source is not providing data for Lazio and Campania regions in Italy.