# Introducing the Air Quality Canvas
**URL:** https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/introducing-the-air-quality-canvas/4297
**Category:** Air
**Created:** [September 22, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/introducing-the-air-quality-canvas/4297 "2025-09-22T06:24:43Z")
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### Author:  [@ClimateRISE](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/ClimateRISE)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/introducing-the-air-quality-canvas/4297/1 "2025-09-22T06:24:43Z")
After extensive convenings with expert stakeholders, we’ve developed the [Air Canvas](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F8aXvyMW8pF-6TELSHG5S1KBR1VHsMkc4gsvysfqvTI/edit?usp=sharing)– a strategic exercise to map the air quality (AQ) data value chain, from data creation to citizen engagement.
It covers **four** types of AQ data:
- Real-time
- Historical
- Forecasting
- Activity
Through this canvas, we explore key questions:
- **Who** is working across the value chain, and **how**?
- **Where** are actions concentrated along the chain?
- In **what formats** is AQ data available, and how interoperable is it?
- What are the **core use-cases** of interventions?
We would like to give a special note of thanks to Sunil Dahiya (EnviroCatalysts) for his guidance in shaping this exercise.
What’s inside the Canvas document:
1. **Framing Questions** – Flowchart mapping the core questions guiding our understanding of the upstream AQ landscape
2. **The AQ Canvas** – Snapshot of key stakeholders, geographic presence, formats, availability, and use-cases of AQ data across the value chain
3. **Stakeholder Directory** – Deep dive into each actor listed in the canvas, detailing their roles and contributions
How you can help:
The document is in ‘comment-only’ mode to allow collaborative feedback. We are looking for:
- **Tab 1** : Does the framing/questions flow make sense? Any suggestions to improve structure?
- **Tab 2** : Check if your organization is correctly placed in the value chain, references are accurate, and if anything is missing or misrepresented. Please add your organization in case its missing.
- **Tab 3** : Verify if your organization’s work is accurately described and complete.
Your insights will help us validate and strengthen the AQ ecosystem mapping to make this into a critical information resource for the sector.
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### Author:  [@sameershisodia](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/sameershisodia)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/introducing-the-air-quality-canvas/4297/2 "2025-12-14T07:02:49Z")
I asked Perplexity to do a summary across SA and EI studies, and this is what it returned :
[https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-the-causes-for-urban-iY0toHtPRneUG1UtNUxjog#0](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-the-causes-for-urban-iY0toHtPRneUG1UtNUxjog#0)
It’s worth enumerating the responses to the various factors, organizing the solution sets and figuring out deployment pathways alongside pushing for region specific EI/SA studies. Phaps dividing the country into airsheds where coordinated action matters itself is a good start? Even on the narrative/demand side, this could help drive a wider demand for public transport, NMT, stronger laws and enforcement at the SME level, using tech to monitor waste burning, and design and tech for dust mitigation, etc. As a counter to the knee jerk denial of the data and reality, the current wider ack and mood of the nation is a iron-hot moment to acti on this bigtime. Will need coordinated action.