Hot on the heels of the LondonAir for Android launch, King’s have this week also unveiled an innovative new application to help keep Londoners up to date with the Capital’s air quality. LondonAir for Chrome is a neat little browser extension, available as a free download from the Chrome Webstore which condenses the entire LondonAir Quality Network into a few easy to navigate tabs.

The extension sits quietly in the browser address bar and allows users to very quickly dip in to check the latest air quality levels in London.

The extension features:

• Navigation to any site in the network in two clicks.
• Fully integrated zoomable/scrollable Google map showing all sites on the network.
• Nowcast maps for PM10 particulates and nitrogen dioxide; London’s air pollution mapped to 20 metre resolution, everywhere, every hour.
• Network means enabling users to quickly see what pollution levels are like across the whole network.
• Alerts which will quietly signal increases and decreases in pollution levels across London.
• And our favourite - the background colour of the icon changes depending on the highest level of pollution currently measured on the network.

Andrew Grieve, from King’s said, "Many people have our iPhone and Android apps, but many more people use browsers every day at work and at home. We hope this extension will help Londoners know their air in a really quick and accessible way."

Our special thanks to Paul McIlreavy for his hard work and inspiration.

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Item date 30/09/2011