SmogLiteperformsanautomaticairqualityanalysissoyoudon'thaveto.
NoknowledgeofthespecificsofthePolishairqualitymonitoringisrequired.SmogLitewillautomaticallyapplytheknowledgeintheanalysisandgiveyouclearresultswhiledealingwithallthecaveatsunderthehood.
Theresultsarepresentedinasimple,readablewayrequiringnosmog-expertisetounderstand.Forexample:"good","bad"or"moderate".
SmogLiteusesdatafrommeasurementstationsoftheChiefInspectorateOfEnvironmentalProtectionlocatedwithin10kmradiusaroundyouandcoveringupto7distincttypesofairpollution,dependingonthearea.
Simplicity:
Thereisonesetting-thethresholdlevelofairqualitytriggeringwarningnotifications.
Batteryefficiency:
SmogLiteexercisesgreatcareinusingyourphone'sbattery.Passivelocationmethodisusedwheneverpossible.Airqualityupdatesschedulingisproperlydelegatedtotheoperatingsystem,allowingtogroupsimilarrequeststogether,thussavingpoweronradiowake-upsaswellasthegeneraldevicewake-ups.
Color-wisetheappisoptimizedforAMOLEDdisplaysinordertofurtherfacilitategreatbatterylife.
Whensmognotificationsareturnedoff,theappneverrunsinthebackground,thusconsumingnoenergyatall.
Security:
SmogLiteisconnectingdirectlytotheofficialserversoftheChiefInspectorateOfEnvironmentalProtection.Serversareauthenticatedandallofthecommunicationisencrypted.
Technicaldetails:
Theappdoesn'tshowyoutherawdatadownloadedfromtheserver,insteaditperformstheentireanalysisitselfbasedonitandonlydisplaystheendresult.InordertoanalysethedataSmogLitecombinestheairqualitymeasurementstationsaroundyouintoasinglevirtualstationbycollectingindividualpollutants'datafromthesestationsasneeded.Thefinalverdictisthehighestsub-indexforanindividualpollutantonthevirtualstation.
Whenanyoftheexpectedtypesofairpollutionisn'tcovered,theappconsidersitadatashortage.Ifatleasttheseasonalkeypollutantsarecovered,itdisplayslikelyairqualitywithacommentonthemissingdataanditssignificance.