E1a/E2a download service
Recommende option: Download of validated and official (E1a) and up-to-date (E2a) air quality data:
http://discomap.eea.europa.eu/map/fme/AirQualityExport.htm
Direct downloads
Direct downloads are the easiest and fastest download option. Simply select the country and pollutant you are interested in from the dropdowns below. Please, be aware that not every pollutant is reported by every country. Files are recreated every 30 minutes and contains 48 hours of data. |
Alternatively, you can build the URL yourself with this simple pattern: Some examples:
A list of available files (URLs) can be downloaded here. |
Python sample for downloading
To ease the download, we recommend using a scheduled script. Below is a Python script sample which can be used as an inspiration.On demand extracts
Note: The on-demand-extract service will be discontinued. Please consider to use the direct download or this option: http://discomap.eea.europa.eu/map/fme/AirQualityExport.htm
Old page available here: AirQualityOnDemand.htm
Service status
Current status of data delivery: https://tableau-public.discomap.eea.europa.eu/views/Airquality_E2a_monitoring/DashboardE2a?%3Aiid=1&%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link
Extract of metadata (file is updated on daily basis): PanEuropean_metadata.csv
Note: This extract contains metadata for all air quality station, not all of these provides UTD data but only yearly submissions. It also includes invalid data.
More information on air quality: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/aqportal
Support contact: aqutd.helpdesk@eionet.europa.eu