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The rise of AI solutions has revolutionized the way we approach work. According to Microsoft’s report, AI at Work is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part, 46% of global workers using AI began doing so within the past six months. Despite its relatively recent rise, AI is here to stay, transforming major industries and niche sectors alike, including air quality consulting. So, how can the air quality industry harness the benefits of this new AI era? Is there more to gain or to fear?
Table of Contents
- Current Trends in Air Quality Consulting
- The Role and Benefits of AI in Air Quality Consulting
- What is Airly AI?
Key points
- Massive Efficiency Gains: Implementing AI software can reduce the time needed to draft Air Quality Assessments by up to 50%, allowing firms to redesign their business processes for higher productivity.
- The “Data as Oil” Philosophy: Success in modern consulting relies on the continuous flow of real-time data from smart sensors, tracking pollutants like PM2.5, NO2, and CO to provide a constant “digital pulse” of the environment.
- Shift to Predictive Action: AI enables a transition from simply measuring pollution to predicting trends, which empowers decision-makers to take conscious, well-targeted actions before air quality worsens.
- Human-Centric Control: Despite high levels of automation, consultants retain full control over the final output, including the ability to edit tables, figures, and data-rich text snippets generated by the AI.
Current Trends in Air Quality Consulting
Adoption of Sensors and High-Tech for Real-Time Air Quality Data.
In today’s digital era, data is often considered the new oil, and the air quality industry is no exception. Local authorities, market giants, and residents alike demand access to essential information at all times. To meet these needs, Airly offers smart sensors that provide reliable data on key pollutants such as particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM10), NO2, O3, SO2, H2S, NO, and CO gases. Airly sensors are easy to install, small, and unobtrusive. More importantly, the gathered data are integrated and can be accessed via the Airly Data Platform, Airly Map, or Mobile App, ensuring users are continuously updated.
Shift to Predictive, Not Reactive, Analytics
Big data and predictive analytics provide deeper insights, enabling decision-makers to take more conscious and well-targeted actions for a better environment. Until now, air quality consultants have struggled to access all necessary data in one place, often relying on numerous reports and data sources. Now, with AI-generated content, specialists can elevate their reports and analyses to the next level, obtaining editable and reliable data that can be sorted and presented clearly within seconds, and not hours.
Users report that AI helps them save time (90%), focus on their most important work (85%), be more creative (84%), and enjoy their work more (83%).
All Roads Lead to AI
Entering the AI path seems inevitable. Although some individuals fear that using AI for important tasks makes them appear replaceable (53% of responses), its positive impact on productivity and efficiency is widely recognized. Companies are also taking notice; within the next five years, 41% of leaders who adopt AI solutions expect to redesign their business processes from the ground up with AI. This leaves us to embrace AI as another essential tool that facilitates our work.
The Role and Benefits of AI in Air Quality Consulting
Work smarter, not harder
At Airly, we’ve invested countless hours in interviewing and researching the daily challenges and needs faced by air quality consultants. One recurring issue is the repetitive search for various data across multiple sources, which never seems to become more efficient. Additionally, consultants struggle with data visualization and keeping up with the most current information.
Automation and digitalisation of the data collection process can free up valuable time, allowing consultants to focus on areas that require human expertise.
We have evaluated the new Airly AI tool, and were pleased to note that the data sources are exactly the same as those that we use when we go through the process manually, so there is no change in the levels of confidence that we have in delivering accurate, reliable, defensible air quality assessments – comments Jethro Redmore, founder of Redmore Environmental.
What is Airly AI?
Airly AI is software designed to automate the drafting of Air Quality Assessments, reducing the time needed by up to 50%. It handles repetitive tasks that are typically done manually, such as collecting and organising location data, drawing GIS maps, building ADMS model inputs, processing and evaluating modelling results, and drafting initial reports.
Our software integrates seamlessly with the tools used daily by air quality consultants. While it alleviates the burden of numerous tasks, consultants retain full control over editing inserted tables, figures, and data-rich text snippets.
Free up 50% of your time to focus on building business relationships.
Airly uses best-in-class datasets like Ordnance Survey, Royal Mail & Google Earth.