Tool to support air quality improvements
RapidAir delivers an innovative way of understanding the contribution of pollution sources to air quality.
Industry-leading model run times coupled with high spatial resolution outputs provide air quality specialists, policy makers and transport planners with the tools needed to inform air pollution management planning, underpinning decisions that improve the air we breathe.
RapidAir outperforms its closest competitors
Producing high quality outputs in a fraction of the time required by other software
9 reasons why
Choose RapidAir
Industry-leading speed
RapidAir is the fastest, high resolution, urban air quality modelling system on the market. It uses innovative computational processes that cut typical model run times to a fraction of that of the nearest competitor. High resolution scenarios are modelled in minutes, not days.
Incorporate traffic data from microsimulation models
RapidAir readily makes use of data from widely available road traffic modelling software and provides users with the ability to rapidly quantify those emissions associated with a wide range of traffic scenarios.
Gain more insight and increased benefits from your existing software tools.
Gain more insight and increased benefits from your existing software tools.
Outstanding performance
Underpinned by cutting-edge research, developed over decade by Europe’s leading air quality experts, RapidAir has been subjected to the most stringent scientific scrutiny and peer review. Ricardo’s air quality specialists are recognised internationally for their market leading air quality management expertise and track record for technological innovation.
From the UK’s leading AQ consultancy
With a pedigree that can be traced back to the work that underpinned the UK’s seminal clean air legislation, Ricardo’s Energy and Environment division is ranked by Environmental Analyst as the Number 1 environmental consulting firm in the UK for air quality. Ricardo is proud to advise over 250 cities, in the UK and beyond, on their air pollution problems.
Integrate with sensor systems
Bridging monitoring and modelling data visualisations
Sensor systems can be used in conjunction with RapidAir to show in near real-time how modelled concentrations vary in fine detail. Data from sensors, combined with reference measurement data, can be fed into RapidAir to predict where elevated pollution levels might be experienced. Results can be used to create maps of modelled or monitored pollution profiles to help understand local air quality.
Overcome common limitations associated with other air quality models
Rapid, precise and more effective air quality management for authorities, cities and business
Third-party data integration
Communicate complex scientific data to a range of stakeholders.
Serve data to online visualisation platforms or websites, providing decision makers with detailed insight into the key emissions sources that contribute to air quality pollution standards being exceeded.
Empower communities to make better-informed decisions regarding air pollution exposure via public-facing air quality websites and/or apps that provide insight into local air quality.
Case study examples
Air Quality assessments using RapidAir
How RapidAir could help your organisation
Rapid, precise and more effective air quality management for authorities, cities and business. Demonstrated ability to integrate with commonly used road transport model outputs.
Governments and cities
- Better policy and decision making.
- Improved insight into local emissions sources.
- Integrate with existing transport models.
Consultants and transport planners
- Dramatically reduce time and resource commitment on project delivery.
- Be more responsive to customer requests.
- Gain more value from existing transport planning tools.
Researchers
- Collaborate on peer-reviewed research.
- Support ongoing innovation in next-generation modelling.
- Test and share findings to advance scientific insight.