When opening the map, you will see all monitoring stations that are depicted by the labelled icons.
The white border shows generally where industrial activities are located in Swan Bank and New Chum.
The network has three types of stations.
Wind stations measure wind speed and direction, weather stations measure various meteorological parameters such as wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity and barometric pressure, and air monitoring stations measure key odour related parameters such as hydrogen sulphide, H2S, ammonia and H3 and total volatile organic compounds or VOC's.
In the top left hand corner you can see the selected parameter and the time and date of the data being viewed.
If the dot is flashing green, this indicates that you are viewing data in real time.
If you click on the dot and select a previous date and time, the dot will change to orange, indicating you are viewing historical data.
To go back to real time, simply click on the dot again at the bottom.
You can also use the scroll bar to view the data from the last 24 hours.
Note that if you scroll to a previous hour, it will change the dot back to orange, indicating that you are viewing historical data again, just click the dot to return back to live data.
Live weather data including temperature, wind direction, speed, rainfall, and humidity can be seen at the top right hand corner of the map.
Wind or weather stations are identified by the icons with blue arrows.
The arrow indicates the wind direction at that station and the number in the middle represents the current wind speed in metres per second.
To view the live data for a station, click on the icon.
This will bring up a panel at the bottom of the screen showing the current parameters that are measured by that station.
It will also tell you the name of the station that you are currently viewing.
Some wind or weather stations may also collect additional parameters as the network expands, so you may see other parameters in addition to meteorological data for some stations.
To view a graph of the data, click on a parameter at the bottom left and it will show you a graph of that selected parameter.
You can select one or multiple parameters as well as adjust the time period you wish to view using the drop down on the right.
Air monitoring stations are identified by the icons with the pink dots.
The number in the middle represents the live reading of the selected data.
For example, the selected parameter is currently hydrogen sulphide or H2S, so it is showing the live reading of hydrogen sulphide.
It's important to note that the live reading is not typically used for identifying nuisance or health impacts.
Averages are typically used to account for exposure time and associated risk.
You can learn more about this in the Interpreting Data part of this tutorial.
To view the live data for a station, click on the pink icon.
Again.
This will bring up a panel at the bottom of the screen showing the current parameters that are monitored by that particular station.
The panel will show a live reading as well as time weighted averages for each of the parameters.
To view a graph of the data again, click on a parameter at the bottom left side and it will show you a graph of the selected parameter.
You can select one or multiple parameters as well as adjust the time period using the drop down on the right.
To compare a particular parameter across multiple stations, select the parameter you want to view from the drop down in the top left hand corner.
Click on at least two or more air quality stations that you wish to compare and it will bring up a panel at the bottom of the screen that will show the live reading of the selected parameter for the selected stations.
You can click the stations on the left hand side of the panel to add or remove it from the graph.
You can also adjust the time period you wish to view by using the drop down on the right.
If you click on another station and no additional ADATA appears, this means that the selected station does not currently monitor the parameter.
To change the parameter you wish to compare, simply change it in the drop down in the top left hand corner and select the air quality stations again.
When viewing data from a station, it is important to look at the averages carefully to interpret the data correctly.
Time weighted averages, which means the average reading over a certain time period, are used when considering the potential for nuisance and health impacts to account for exposure time and potential risks to community.
When viewing data from a station, the time weighted averages shown are reflective of the time weighted averages that are used as thresholds for nuisance or health.
For example, we have a 30 minute and a 24 hour average for hydrogen sulphide as these are the time averages specific to hydrogen sulphide.
Ammonia has a 10 minute and a one hour average as these are the thresholds for ammonia.
The time weighted averages that we use for considering nuisance and health vary based on the parameter, so it's important to view the correct average for that parameter.
For more information about the threshold indicators used for each parameter, you can visit our web page.
