Abu Dhabi to observe automobile emissions utilizing NASA know-how

Abu Dhabi Media Office

Vehicle emissions in Abu Dhabi will probably be remotely monitored utilizing superior know-how.

The examine led by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) will detect and quantify gasoline emissions from transferring automobiles in actual time.

The testing interval will final for 3 weeks and will probably be performed throughout six totally different areas in Abu Dhabi.

The EAD will use the patented NASA Spinoff remote-sensing system, EDAR (Emissions Detection and Reporting), which employs laser-based overhead detectors.

Through this non-intrusive know-how, EAD will have the ability to precisely detect and quantify varied gases being emitted from the tailpipe of a transferring automobile.

This is along with figuring out the automobile licence plate quantity, which is used solely to accumulate technical data of the automobile, like model, mannequin, gasoline sort, emission customary and automobile weight.

No private knowledge will probably be used on this examine.

The initiative is part of the Integrated Air Quality Management Programme established by EAD.

It will assist set up a baseline for future insurance policies and laws, establish the primary emitting automobile courses and applied sciences, and assist help the design of efficient mitigation measures.

.@EADTweets will perform a examine that remotely measures automobile emissions within the emirate utilizing patented NASA Spinoff know-how. The three-week examine will detect and quantify gasoline emissions from transferring automobiles in actual time at six areas for the primary time within the Middle East. pic.twitter.com/KSgNNYYV7n

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Conducted in partnership with 4 Earth Intelligence Environmental Consultancy, and Hager Environmental & Atmospheric Technologies, the examine will observe automobile model, mannequin, gasoline sort, emission customary, and weight as a part of EAD’s Integrated Air Quality Management Programme.

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