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Operational Street Pollution Model (OSPM)

A direct web address to the current page is ospm.dmu.dk

OSPM is a practical street pollution model, developed by the Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University (the former National Environmental Research Institute, Department of Atmospheric Environment).

OSPM - review article published in 2011

Kakosimos K.E., Hertel O., Ketzel M. and Berkowicz R. (2011): "Operational Street Pollution Model (OSPM) - a review of performed validation studies, and future prospects", Environmental Chemistry, 7, 485-503.(doi-Link)

OSPM - Wiki

We are in the process of creating an interactive web-page on Wikipedia where OSPM users worldwide are invited to contribute with references and experiences.

OSPM e-mail list

For mailings regarding news and updates related to OSPM please register or update your Email in the OSPM Web E-Mail list.

Description of the OSPM model

Look here for a brief illustrated overview of the OSPM model with a reference list.

WinOSPM is a central part of the human exposure modelling system AirGIS.

A structured description can also be found in the Model Documentation System (MDS) of the European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) of the European Environmental Agency (EEA). You may either browse the whole data base or go directly to the OSPM description.

Evaluation version

A free evaluation version (Version 5.1.90, dated March 30, 2007)
of WinOSPM (OSPM with a Windows user interface) can be downloaded.

WinOSPM Updates and Fixes

No updates or fixes available in the moment, please download a new complete installation file.

New! OSPM validation tool

Access to tool designed for validation of results from the OSPM model. The tool is suitable for exploratory analysis of OSPM model performance. The use of the tool is described in a conference paper from 2011.

Licensing conditions, price list and contact information

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Revised 07.02.2012