UV exposure finally visible!

Let's act for a quieter life

UV exposure finally visible!

Let's act for a quieter life

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80,000
skin cancers per year in France, of which more than 2/3 are linked to excessive sun exposure. FRM

The risks associated with exposure are not related to the feeling of heat but to the intensity of UV rays. Beware of false impressions, especially when it’s cool and the sky is cloudy.

Reckless sun exposure before the age of 20 significantly increases the risk of skin cancer.

Reduce your exposure,
but why?

The sun brings us a sense of well-being, it regulates our internal clock, and allows for the synthesis of vitamin D, but overexposure presents irreversible damage, and in the most severe cases, can be fatal.

Sun exposure poses risks to the skin, causing sunburn, premature aging, allergies, and is also responsible for cancers—melanomas and carcinomas. Exposure also presents risks to the eyes, where serious conditions can arise, such as cataracts and retinal degenerations.

Turn environmental data into action:

Understand the impact of UV to anticipate

and promote healthier decisions.

Worldwide coverage

Enjoy comprehensive UV coverage worldwide. Wherever you are, Meersens provides you with real-time data on UV exposure levels to protect you effectively, whatever your location.

High precision

Benefit from ultra-precise data and anticipate the risks associated with sun exposure with reliable, accurate information.

Available in different timeframes

Access data according to different timeframes: current, forecast (96 hours) or historical (3 years).

Plug & Play

Easily integrate our solution into your systems. No complex configuration is required, so you can deploy our UV services quickly and efficiently.

Customized to your needs

Tailor UV data to your specific needs. Whether you’re in the healthcare, wellness or smart city sectors, Meersens customizes data to meet your business requirements.

Meersens makes the UV index available worldwide through post-processing of satellite imagery. Our platform combines satellite imagery from leaders in space technology with weather modeling to provide a precise and realistic UV index at the Earth’s surface, taking cloud cover into account. This ensures that the retrieved information is truly applicable to the populations for which Meersens’ clients are responsible. The UV index is available on an hourly basis, with long-term forecasting capabilities to anticipate UV peaks. The temporal data also allows for long-term decision-making, considering the seasonality of this very specific data source.

Total sky UV index

 

The Meersens platform provides the total sky UV index, meaning that the UV data accounts for the UV index at the Earth’s surface, taking cloud cover into consideration.

92%

Median correlation coefficient of the UV index compared to surface UV measurements.

Calculated quarterly from over 40 monitoring stations based in Europe, Israel, Thailand, Australia, and Antarctica.

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Customizable information for every business sector

Sports application and UV data

📱 Health & Wellness App

Informing and raising awareness among users.

Fitness and physical activity tracking applications, equipped with GPS features to monitor user performance during outdoor activities, can integrate UV data to provide additional information about weather conditions. By using this data, the app can alert users to current and forecasted UV levels during their activities, encouraging them to take appropriate measures to protect themselves from the sun. Furthermore, it helps raise users’ awareness of the importance of sun protection during their outdoor sports activities.

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Water quality monitoring for water treatment companies

🧴 Cosmétiques & soins de la peau

Améliorer l’expérience client.

L’exposition aux UV, notammment en fonction du phototype de peau, entraîne un vieillissement prématuré et peut être à l’origine de cancers.

Les informations sur les rayons UV peuvent enrichir l’expérience client en proposant des recommandations de soins personnalisées. En évaluant l’effet des UV sur la peau, vous pouvez conseiller à vos clients des routines adaptées à leur environnement local, tout en les informant des meilleures pratiques en matière de beauté. Cette expérience peut être concrétisée à travers divers outils tels qu’une application web, une application mobile ou un widget intégré au site internet.

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UV rays and smart cities

🏙️ Smart Cities

Ensuring public health and well-being.

For municipal authorities, ensuring public health is a top priority, especially during periods of extreme heat. Monitoring UV radiation is crucial to inform and encourage the public to take precautions such as applying sunscreen and wearing protective clothing, thereby reducing the risks of sunburn and health problems. Furthermore, this monitoring allows for the rapid detection of anomalies and the implementation of preventive measures to secure the city’s drinking water supply.

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Explore our data catalog

The Meersens API platform manages over 150 pollutants and parameters, providing you with new ways to achieve your goals and enhance your operations.

Air quality
The Meersens API provides geographic and temporal aggregation to get targeted air quality data for a specific location. Easily access pollutant concentration levels, reliable information, rigorous comparisons with WHO standards and get generic health and behavior recommendations.
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Pollen
Pollen allergies are a major cause of chronic illnesses. With our pollen API, you can access specific pollen data for any location. Get pollen concentration levels, data reliability, comparisons to WHO standards, as well as relevant health recommendations. Take control and safeguard your well-being!
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Noise pollution
Noise is the second most harmful environmental factor in Europe, after air pollution. Our noise API provides average noise levels for a specific location, including mean levels, data reliability, comparison to WHO standards, and health recommendations.
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Tap water quality
Water is a vital element for the survival of life on Earth, but unfortunately, it is also among the primary sources of environmental pollution, alongside air pollution. With the dedicated API for water quality, you have the opportunity to obtain valuable information regarding tap water in a specific location. This information includes pollutant concentration levels, data reliability, compliance with WHO standards, and general recommendations to preserve health.
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UV
The UV spectrum consists of three types of radiation: UVC, which is entirely absorbed by the atmosphere, UVB, partially absorbed, and UVA, which is weakly absorbed. With the UV API, you can easily obtain information about the UV index for a specific location. This information includes the UV index itself, data reliability, comparison with WHO standards, and general health recommendations.
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Weather
Air quality is influenced by various factors, including pollutant emissions from diverse sources such as industry, transportation, tertiary and domestic activities. However, it is also subject to the influence of weather conditions, which govern the dispersion or, conversely, the accumulation of these pollutants. With the help of the weather API, you have the opportunity to request specific weather data for a given location. This information allows you to better understand the meteorological parameters at play, thus gaining a better understanding of their impact on air quality in the concerned region.
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Temporal resolution Real-time, history & forecast
Pollutants • Nitrogen dioxide NO2
• Particulate matter PM2.5
• Particulate matter PM10
• Ozone O3
• Sulphur dioxide SO2
• Carbon monoxide CO
Geographical coverage World
Temporal resolution Real-time, history & forecast
Pollen types • Trees (18 taxa)
• Grasses
• Weeds
Geographical coverage North America, Europe & Japan
Temporal resolution Real-time, history & forecast
Pollen types • Trees (18 taxa)
• Grasses
• Weeds
Geographical coverage North America, Europe & Japan
Temporal resolution • Lday: average day noise between 6 AM and 6 PM
• Levening: average evening noise between 6 PM and 10 PM
• Lnight: average night noise between 10 PM and 6 AM
• LDEN: average daily noise
Parameters • Traffic noise
• Railway noise
• Aerial noise
Geographical coverage World
Temporal resolution Real-time & history
Parameters • Physical
• Chemical
• Microbiological
Geographical coverage France USA & UK coming soon
Temporal resolution Real-time, history & forecast
Parameters • UV index
• Global Horizontal Irradiance
Geographical coverage World
Temporal resolution Real-time, history & forecast
Parameters • Temperature (real & apparent)
• Relative humidity
• Atmospheric pressure
• Wind speed & direction
• Precipitation
• Cloud cover
Geographical coverage World

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