Houston Pollen and Mold App

Second only to Las Vegas

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Why?

• Over 50% of the population have pollen allergies
• Potentially deadly for people with asthma
• Significant GDP loss (Estimated $2B)
• Smaller benefits
  • Need to have an idea of when to take medicine
  • Want to know whether to keep car in the garage
• Hard to reason about raw numbers

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Limitations

• No updates on weekend and holidays
• Only one sensor in the medical district
  • Data is extremely location sensitive

Future and Impact

• Guess allergies based on feedback
• Prediction models
• Increase community awareness
  • Funding for more sensors
  • Funding for prediction research