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Up-to-date (last 2–4 weeks running average) global 6-gas monitoring — NO₂, SO₂, CO, CH₄, HCHO and aerosols — at 1.4km faithful machine learning projection, absolute and year-on-year.

Highveld, South Africa — leading gas at 1.4km, Sep 2026
Highveld, South Africa — leading gas at 1.4km, Sep 2026

Satellite air-quality data has a unique set of uses, including:

Worldwide pollution imagery is based on ESA Sentinel-5P and is available as:

Gases monitored are:

Gas Bands Wavelength (nm) Enhanced resolution (x4) Source resolution
Aerosol (UV aerosol index) 3 354, 388 1.4 × 0.9km 5.5 × 3.5km
SO₂ (sulfur dioxide) 3 310–326 1.4 × 0.9km 5.5 × 3.5km
HCHO (formaldehyde) 3 328–359 1.4 × 0.9km 5.5 × 3.5km
NO₂ (nitrogen dioxide) 4 405–465 1.4 × 0.9km 5.5 × 3.5km
CO (carbon monoxide) 7, 8 2305–2385 1.4 × 1.75km 5.5 × 7km
CH₄ (methane) 6, 7, 8 757–774, 2305–2385 1.4 × 1.75km 5.5 × 7km

What you receive

2–4 week running-average trace-gas layers (absolute and year-on-year change) for your region