================================================================================ DATA ACQUISITION SUMMARY - MULTI-SOURCE Generated: 2025-12-25 04:13:31 ================================================================================ 1. REAL-TIME DATA SOURCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenAQ Data: Not available (API deprecated/inaccessible) AQICN Current Data: 4 records Cities covered: - New Delhi: AQI = 72 - Mumbai: AQI = 72 - Bengaluru: AQI = 72 - Hyderabad: AQI = 72 2. HISTORICAL DATA (WORLD BANK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Records: 70 Year Range: 1990 to 2020 Indicators: - PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) Records: 31 Years: 1990 - 2020 - PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) Records: 12 Years: 1990 - 2017 3. SYNTHETIC/DEMONSTRATION DATA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Records: 43,836 Date Range: 2015-01-01 to 2024-12-31 Records by City: - New Delhi: 10,959 measurements - Mumbai: 10,959 measurements - Bengaluru: 10,959 measurements - Hyderabad: 10,959 measurements Note: Synthetic data generated based on typical pollution patterns for demonstration purposes. Real historical data from World Bank. 4. DATA COVERAGE ASSESSMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Historical coverage (World Bank): 1990 - 2020 Detailed synthetic data: 2015 - 2024 Data Sources Status: ✓ World Bank API: Available ✗ OpenAQ API: Unavailable (v2 deprecated, v3 not accessible) ✓ AQICN API: Available (current data only) ✓ Synthetic data: Generated for demonstration RECOMMENDATIONS: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For real-time data: Consider using CPCB India official data portal 2. For historical data: World Bank provides country-level annual averages 3. For city-specific historical data: Manual download from OpenAQ data explorer 4. Alternative APIs: IQAir, AQICN (requires API key) ================================================================================