Version: 0.0.3 | Published: 17 Sep 2025 | Updated: 0 days ago
Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN)
Dataset
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The AURN is the UK's largest automatic monitoring network and is the main network used for compliance reporting against the Ambient Air Quality Directives. It includes automatic air quality monitoring stations measuring oxides of nitrogen (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO) and particles (PM10, PM2.5). These sites provide high resolution hourly information which is communicated rapidly to the public, using a wide range of electronic, media and web platforms.
Is Part Of:
NOT APPLICABLE
Coverage
Spatial
Geographical Levels:
council area
Temporal
Start Date:
01 July 1972
Frequency:
CONTINUOUS
Provenance
Source:
Longitudinal
Purpose:
The major objectives of the network are as follows: Checking if statutory air
quality standards and targets are met; Informing the public about air quality;
Providing information for local air quality review and assessments within the UK
Air Quality Strategy; Identifying long-term trends in air pollution
concentrations; and Assessing the effectiveness of policies to control
pollution. The data from the AURN are used for: Compliance reporting under the
Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 Comparison with air quality objectives as
laid out in the Air Quality Strategy Providing the public with information
through air quality bulletins Forecasting future air quality levels Policy
development for human health and ecosystem protection The European Monitoring &
Evaluation Programme (EMEP) The UK Local Air Quality Management regime under
Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 National Indicators on environmental quality
Collection Situation:
Other
Access and Governance
Access
Access Rights:
Jurisdiction:
- England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Data Controller:
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Format and Standards
Languages:
ENGLISH
Origin
Name:
Nottingham Federation