Lafayette to get a live picture of air quality on its streets for the first time

The American city of Lafayette is installing 300 new Internet of Things air quality sensors to build a live picture of pollution across the city. The data will be posted online and streamed directly into existing third-party systems, allowing both public and private organisations to combine it with their own data for analysis. The project will spearhead an education drive across the city as authorities use the data in schools and universities to encourage STEM subjects, with the aim of growing the city's nascent tech sector.