
Air Pollution Surveillance Station DEBY037
Munich, Germany
March, 24 2007 - 15:51 UTC (16:51 local time)
© 2007 Markus Matern, All Rights Reserved.
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As the atmosphere itself is mostly invisible I tried to show something that affects the atmosphere and thus the air we all breathe. The individual motor car traffic you see in the panorama influences the air most at the location I have chosen. The grey building on the lawn is a station that measures the impact of the traffic on the air. It is in operation since 01.01.1978.Trivia
In Munich there are seven working stations measuring the air pollution. The shown station is located near a busy street in the city centre of Munich. The traffic around the nearby streets is more than 43000 cars a day. Measured pullution includes sulphur dioxide, nitrate monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, benzene, toluene, ozone and different types of particulate matter.Links
- My brother's WWP submission shows a similar station in Frankfurt.
- "Air" homepage of the Bavarian regional authorities for environment (German only)
- Homepage of the shown station (German only).
Lat: 48° 8' 14.31" N
Long: 11° 33' 53.71" E
Elevation: 520
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.
- Camera: Konica Minolta Dynax 7D
- Lens: Sigma 8mm fisheye
- Mounting: Completely hand held using a virtual tripod
- Software: Panotools, PTGui, Smartblend, Gimp, Pano2QTVR
- Pictures: 4 pictures @ 90°, zenith, nadir, extra shot for tram