York Air Quality Monitoring Data for 2017 and 2018

2017 and 2018 air quality data from nine monitoring stations in York, United Kingdom. The dataset includes a 'Status' column indicating whether data is provisional, ratified, or validated. It is provided by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal air pollution trends in York based on the two-year time series.
• Validate and compare data quality levels based on the 'Status' column (Provisional, Ratified, Validated).
• Model spatial variations in air quality across the city based on data from nine distinct stations.
• Correlate air quality with other local environmental datasets linked in the description.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined two-year period (2017 and 2018).
• Includes explicit data quality flags (Provisional, Ratified, Validated) for validation.
• Geographic scope is clear, covering nine specific monitoring stations in York.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely collected from stationary air quality monitoring stations.

Time Range

2017 to 2018

Freshness

Data covers 2017-2018; last platform update date is unknown.

Geography

York, United Kingdom