Research Firm and Environmental Watch Dog Test World's First Air Quality Ledger

Citing the inadequate weather data collection, an international partnership is testing the world's first air quality ledger and trying to stem a global crisis.

Air quality as public health crisisPlanetWatch announced earlier today the battle-testing of air quality monitors linked to research firm Algorand's blockchain.

According to a PlanetWatch post on Jan. 23, the current state of air monitoring is unresponsive to today's needs.

Poor air quality poses dire health issues, especially for children - infant mortality, asthma, neurodevelopmental disorders, and childhood cancers, according to PlanetWatch.

Looking aheadThe goal for the partnership is "a global network of air quality sensors and environmentally-conscious people." The sensors can be installed in private homes or even carried on one's person, which allows data to be uploaded in real time.

"The sensors have been thoroughly tested and the data is publically available," PlanetWatch founder Claudio Parrinello, a former research scientist, told Cointelegraph.

The sensors collect data using Boston-based Algorand's blockchain, "Creating the first global, open, immutable $225 historical air quality repository." The validated data will then be transcribed onto the blockchain.

Sensor owners will receive PLANET tokens in exchange for collecting data.

PlanetWatch is reportedly in talks with institutional investors about where the token will function.

"Ultimately," Parrinello said, "Streaming air quality data to PlanetWatch will be the main mechanism to get PLANET tokens. Sensing is mining!".