National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) Program
The National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) program is the main source of ambient air quality data in Canada. The NAPS program, which began in 1969, is now comprised of nearly 260 stations in 150 rural and urban communities reporting to the Canada-Wide Air Quality Database (CWAQD). Managed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in collaboration with provincial, territorial, and regional government networks, the NAPS program forms an integral component of various diverse initiatives; including the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI), and the US-Canada Air Quality Agreement.
Once per year, typically autumn, the Continuous data set for the previous year is reported on ECCC Data Mart.
Beginning in March of 2020 the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NAPS Operations has resulted in reduced data availability for some sites and parameters.
For additional information on NAPS data products contact the NAPS inquiry centre at RNSPA-NAPSINFO@ec.gc.ca
Last updated March 2023.
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Metadata Record Information
- File Identifier
- 1b36a356-defd-4813-acea-47bc3abd859b XML
- Date Stamp
- 2023-03-01T18:17:07
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eng; CAN
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http://ec.gc.ca
Data identification
- Date (Creation)
- 2019-11-28
- Date (Publication)
- 2019-11-28
- Date (Revision)
- 2021-06-29
- Date (Revision)
- 2022-04-05
- Date (Revision)
- 2022-11-14
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-03-01
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- On going
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eng
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fra
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- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
- Environment
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- As needed
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- Text, table
https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/air-pollution/monitoring-networks-data/national-air-pollution-program.html
Keywords
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Canada
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All applicable data content
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atmosphere
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ozone
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particulate matter
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nitrogen oxides
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air quality
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emissions
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lead
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smog
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atmospheric chemistry
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sulphur dioxide
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VOC
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integrated samples
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PAH
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continuous samples
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volatile organic compounds
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polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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- Product
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NAPS
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ECCC Information Category EN
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Air - Quality
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Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
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Air
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Business Functions
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Provide Air Quality/UV Information Products and Services
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Monitor Air Quality and UV Parameters and Manage Data
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Geography
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National (CA)
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external.theme.EC_Branch
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Science and Technology Branch
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external.theme.EC_Directorate
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Atmospheric Science and Technology
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external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
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3.2. Climate Change and Clean Air
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external.theme.GC_Security_Level
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Unclassified
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- Use Limitation
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )
- Access Constraints
- License
- Use Constraints
- License
- Begin Date
- 1969-01-01
Extent
Ref. system Reference Systems
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution
Distribution Formats
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TXT
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TXT
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http://ec.gc.ca