AirTrack is a real-time air quality tracking app designed to help individuals reduce their exposure to air pollution during daily activities such as commuting, exercising, and travelling. It uses high-resolution air quality modelling data and personal exposure algorithms to provide insights into the pollution levels you encounter and how they affect your health - no hardware needed.

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AirTrack combines data from various sources, including:

• Location / GPS data
• Air Quality Modelling – Satellite data, reference monitors, traffic data, meteorological conditions, and AI-based modelling via Google Air Quality API
• Personal exposure algorithms

It calculates personal exposure based on your location, activity type, and duration, providing tailored insights. Accuracy is validated using the leave-one-out method and cross-referenced with official monitoring stations.

View this video to help you track your first activity!

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AirTrack:

• Helps you make informed decisions about your activities based on real-time air quality data.
• Allows you to choose cleaner routes based on time and past exposure to reduce health impacts. We are developing a low-pollution routes feature. 
• Provides actionable insights to help improve long-term health and performance.

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Yes. We offer two plans:

• Basic Plan:  Free. This plan includes simple data, the ability to view your last 10 activities, easy comparisons, and basic health information.‍
• Premium Plan: £2.50 per month (billed annually) or £2.99 per month (billed monthly) including VAT. This plan offers heatmaps, advanced data analysis, AQ Score, unlimited history, heatmaps, AQ and health insights, and personalised recommendations. We are also developing a range of upcoming features to enhance the Premium experience.

To celebrate the launch of our app, we are offering premium-level data to any user who records their activity within the AirTrack app or via Apple Health or Google Health Connect.

View this video to help you get started with AirTrack!

AirTrack is available for download on:

• iOS (App Store)
• Android (Google Play Store)

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For existing AirTrack users, Premium subscriptions can be managed through the AirTrack dashboard. For new app users, more information on Premium subscriptions will be available after our initial launch period. For more information on how billing works when you cancel, please see our Terms of Use.

No, AirTrack can collect data independently — just press the plus sign under the Activities tab in the app to manually log your activity.

However, you can sync your Strava or Apple Health/Google Fit activities by toggling them on in the App’s Settings tab. Untoggle the Strava connection to disconnect access. 

We’d also love for Strava users to join our Strava Club — we’re building a community to help reduce air pollution exposure together!

View this video with more detail about synching your accounts!

AirTrack is optimised for low battery and data consumption. However, using GPS and real-time tracking may have a moderate impact on battery life during prolonged use.

It may take a few seconds for the data to load after your activity, but it will appear automatically. If you're having any issues or need assistance, please feel free to message us at support@airawarelabs.com.

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AirTrack provides real-time air quality data globally through Google’s Air Quality API and other data sources. We operate in the following countries:

Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam

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Yes, AirTrack offers an Enterprise version for companies and health organisations to monitor staff exposure and create cleaner commuting strategies. We also offer the AirAware API for companies that want to directly integrate our exposure data and algorithms into their platforms.

AirTrack collects:

• Location data (GPS when using the app)
• Activity data (GPS when using 3rd party app)
• Pollution exposure data (for personalised insights)

All data is anonymised when used for insights and research. When you sign up for AirTrack we will ask about your communication preferences. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information.

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AirTrack is GDPR compliant. We follow industry-standard protocols to keep your data secure. Your personal data is not shared with third parties without your explicit consent. You can request Air Aware Labs to delete your profile and all associated data by emailing support@airawarelabs.com. After a period of 12 months of inactivity we consider you to be no longer using our app and will ask to access the app otherwise we will delete your account and data after a further 1 month.

When you connect AirTrack to Strava, we need to access certain fields to be able to work properly.

View data about your public profile

This permission is required to connect AirTrack to Strava. Without this, AirTrack will not be able to connect to your Strava activities. However, you can still use the AirTrack app independently

View data about your activities

This permission is required to work out where and when the activity took place, to calculate air quality information. Without this, AirTrack will not be able to calculate air quality information for your Strava activities. However, you can still use the AirTrack app independently

View data about your private activities

This permission allows AirTrack to calculate air quality information for private activities. You can deselect this option, but we can't calculate air quality information for private activities. Public activities will be processed

Upload your activities from Air Aware Labs to Strava

This permission is required for AirTrack to update the description box with air quality information. We can't update your Strava activity with air quality information without this permission

If you wish to revoke access, go to the settings page in Strava and scroll down to Air Aware Labs, and click Revoke Access. Alternatively, you can disconnect from Strava under Settings in the AirTrack app. This mean you will need to record activities within AirTrack app in order to get your air quality data.

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If you have signed up to Strava integration and record your routes on Strava, we deliver air quality information to the description box in your Strava feed.

You can also put other text in the description box. We take whatever is in that box and append air quality data information when the activity is processed. You can add additional text to the description box for each activity, whether to include more context, specify conditions, or note particular observations.

There are no clashes with other apps such as Bandok.

If you only want us to access public activities, please untick "View data about your private activities" when you connect your account, we only receive information about your public activities and will only annotate those ones - we can't view or access your private activities.

On the other hand, if you do want air quality data in your private activities, please tick "View data about your private activities" when you connect your account.

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Many air quality services use an overall score (known as an Air Quality Index) to give information about current air quality. This combines nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, ozone and sometimes other pollutants into a single number. It can be hard to get an AQI that is meaningful globally and we want to be global! We are also aware of the different impacts on health from nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter and want to help users understand these better.

For Premium AirTrack users, we have developed a scoring system that takes into account the reasonable choices open to you. We think this is more meaningful to users' individual circumstances. Read more in our article.

View this video with more detail about how we calculate air quality scores.

That said, if our presentation of the data isn’t working for you, please tell us!

Research shows that air pollution can reduce athletic performance. AirTrack helps you identify cleaner routes and optimise workout times to improve your performance. Check our Articles page for the latest scientific research. 

We do not aim to discourage outdoor activity - quite the opposite! AirTrack is designed to empower you with information, not scare you. It provides realistic recommendations to help you reduce pollution exposure without compromising on fitness and activity.

Furthermore, AirTrack can help individuals with respiratory issues or heart conditions avoid high-pollution areas and suggest cleaner routes to improve health outcomes. We are working on ways to modify sensitivity for especially vulnerable groups.

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AirTrack calculates your exposure based on:

• Time spent in a location
• Pollution levels (PM2.5, NO2, etc.) on that route and at that time.
• Your breathing rate and activity level (higher exposure when exercising)

Your Time Quality score reflects the air quality conditions during the time of your activity. Air pollution levels fluctuate throughout the day, typically peaking during rush hours due to traffic and other factors such as industrial emissions or weather patterns.  To improve your Time of Day score, consider scheduling outdoor activities when traffic and pollution levels are lower, such as early mornings or later in the evening - AirTrack provides detailed colour coded variations of the air pollution over the past week.

The Route score evaluates the air quality along the specific path or route you take during your activity. This score is influenced by the decisions you make about the roads, paths, or areas you choose to travel through. As you travel along your chosen route, AirTrack analyses the air quality at multiple points along your path. We reference the WHO short-term Air Quality Guidelines to provide a health-based factor of your route. To improve your Route score, try to select paths that avoid highly polluted areas.

View this video with more detail about how we calculate your pollution exposure!

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Just send them the link https://airawarelabs.com/airtrack and ask them to sign up! And if they follow you on Strava and see the data on your feed, they can sign up directly. We’ve also added some sharing features in the AirTrack app - check them out! You can also ask your friends to scan this QR code with their phone camera!

Stay in the loop by following us on social media and signing up for email updates::

• Instagram: @airtrackapp
• Strava Club: AirTrack by Air Aware Labs
• LinkedIn: Air Aware Labs
• Facebook: Air Aware Labs

To receive the latest news, feature releases, and updates directly to your inbox, make sure your email preferences are up to date in the app settings

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We’re transitioning to our new AirTrack mobile app to provide a more streamlined and personalised experience. As more users move to the app, we’ll begin to phase out the web dashboard for individual use. Download the AirTrack app to continue accessing your personal air quality insights and to benefit from new features that will only be available on the mobile platform.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your feedback through the app or email us at hello@airawarelabs.com.

If you have any problems creating an account or signing in, please email us at support@airawarelabs.com

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If you would like to delete your account and data, please email us at support@airawarelabs.com and we'll get right on it. After a period of 12 months of inactivity we consider you to be no longer using our app and will ask to access the app otherwise we will delete your account and data after a further 1 month.