In Rouen, an application provides live information on pollen levels in the metropolis

This is an innovation that should prevent some people from Rouen from major allergies. On the territory of the metropolis of Rouen, a free application now indicates to the inhabitants what are the pollen rates recorded in different zones. The Live Pollen application reports in real time the most critical sites by type of pollen. A surveillance system made possible thanks to the installation of detection boxes by the metropolis.

“These are sensors which aim to locate the pollen emitted during the pollen season, to evaluate them and above all to give our inhabitants clear information”explains Marie Atinault, vice-president of the metropolis of Rouen.

“The idea is to provide information so that people can anticipate their treatment and therefore be less ill by acting from the start”

Johann Lauthier

founder of Lify Air

The sensors make it possible to measure the levels of 25 different pollens in the air. “The idea is to provide information so that people can anticipate their treatment and therefore be less ill by acting from the start. They can also adopt their behavior by avoiding going outside when there is the most pollen“, says Johann Lauthier, co-founder of Lify Air.

According to specialists, 50% of the world’s population could be affected by a pollen allergy in 2050. In this month of June, the risk of allergy is very high everywhere in metropolitan France. The National Aerobiological Surveillance Network classified all French departments in red on its map on Wednesday June 1. “The risk of allergy is high throughout the country and will remain so for several weeks with very favorable weather conditions for the emission and dispersion of high concentrations of grass pollen in the air.indicates the RNSA.