Detailed information about the dataset used for this repo's EDA and Data Visualization can be found in NYC Open Data.
Dataset contains information on New York City air quality surveillance data.
Column Name | Description | API Field Name | Data Type |
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Unique ID | Unique record identifier | unique_id | Text |
Indicator ID | Identifier of the type of measured value across time and space | indicator_id | Number |
Name | Name of the indicator | name | Text |
Measure | How the indicator is measured | measure | Text |
Measure Info | Information (such as units) about the measure | measure_info | Text |
Geo Type Name | Geography type; UHF' stands for United Hospital Fund neighborhoods; For instance, Citywide, Borough, and Community Districts are different geography types | geo_type_name | Text |
Geo Join ID | Identifier of the neighborhood geographic area, used for joining to mapping geography files to make thematic maps | geo_join_id | Text |
Geo Place Name | Neighborhood name | geo_place_name | Text |
Time Period | Description of the time that the data applies to ; Could be a year, range of years, or season for example | time_period | Text |
Start_Date | Date value for the start of the time_period; Always a date value; could be useful for plotting a time series | start_date | Floating Timestamp |
Data Value | The actual data value for this indicator, measure, place, and time | data_value | Number |
Message | notes that apply to the data value; For example, if an estimate is based on small numbers we will detail here | message | Text |
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ppb (parts per billion): Measures the number of molecules of a pollutant per billion molecules of air. It's commonly used for gases like ozone, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
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mcg/m³ (micrograms per cubic meter): Represents the mass of a pollutant in micrograms present in one cubic meter of air. It's commonly used for particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10).
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µg/m³ (micrograms per cubic meter): This is identical to mcg/m³.
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per 100,000 adults: This measures the number of occurrences of a specific air quality event (like asthma attacks or hospitalizations) per 100,000 adults in a population.
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per 100,000 children: Similar to the above, but for children.
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per 100,000: A general category that could refer to adults, children, or a total population.
- per square mile: This measures the number of occurrences of an air quality event per square mile of area.
- number: This is a simple count of occurrences without any specific unit of measurement.
Both heatmap and animated racing bar chart shows the annual average air quality measurement in mcg/m3 (combined with µg/m³) per NYC borough from 2009-2022. To see the racing bart chart in action right click on racing_bar_chart.html
folder and select "Open in Default Browser" or visit https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/19002062/
The bar chart above illustrates the min and max air quality measurements in mcg/m3 (combined with µg/m³) per NYC borough from 2009-2022.