Track global air quality with Azure Maps

Beginner
Developer
Student
Azure Maps
Azure
Azure IoT

This module shows how to track global air quality by using the Azure Maps web SDK and pollution data from a third-party air quality API.

Learning objectives

In this module, you'll:

  • Learn about Azure Maps and the Maps web SDK
  • Create a webpage to display a map
  • Learn about GeoJSON
  • Get air quality measurements from an API and convert them to GeoJSON
  • Plot air quality measurements on a map

Prerequisites

  • Ability to use Python at a beginner level
  • Experience using Visual Studio Code at a beginner level
  • Python 3.6 or later installed and available in your environment path
  • Visual Studio Code installed
  • Python extension for Visual Studio Code installed

You can meet these prerequisites by completing Set up your Python beginner development environment with Visual Studio Code.