It also encourages citizens to contribute their own observations about the environment around them. Working with Microsoft, it developed the Eye On Earth platform, based on the Windows Azure “cloud” services operating system. Users can view water or air quality from the 32 member countries of the EEA, using high-definition Bing maps. The EEA has also launched the Environmental Atlas of Europe, which features stories told by eyewitnesses about their first-hand experiences of climate change. Both solutions can help broaden awareness of the impacts of environmental change and help people in Europe make better-informed choices about their environment.

“Using this information, we can increase monitoring and awareness of environmental factors, adjust and improve our lifestyles, and, ultimately, make a strong statement to policy makers that air and water quality really matters.”
Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency

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