Breeze Environmental Sensors and Intelligence Cloud

Breeze Technologies was founded in 2015 in Hamburg, Germany, by Robert Heinecke and Sascha Kuntze. It helps cities and companies that have only a few official monitoring stations obtain hyperlocal data on air quality, microclimate and noise, and turn that data into clean air action.

Its modular sensors measure air pollutants, local climate and noise, connect over cellular, LoRa or Wi-Fi and run on mains or solar power. Adaptive Cloud Calibration corrects readings in real time. The Environmental Intelligence Cloud aggregates and analyses data from Breeze and other environmental sources, compares it with air quality guidelines, detects trends and streams data via open APIs. EnvironmentalAI recommends clean air measures with impact forecasts, and an early wildfire detection module was developed with US government support.

• Environmental sensors: modular units for air quality, microclimate and noise.
• Flexible connectivity: cellular, LoRa or Wi-Fi with mains or solar power.
• Adaptive Cloud Calibration: real-time correction of sensor readings in the cloud.
• Environmental Intelligence Cloud: analytics, guideline comparison, trend detection and site management.
• EnvironmentalAI: recommended clean air actions with expected impact forecasts.
• Early wildfire detection: air quality based alerts for emerging fires.

Intelligent operations centres in Da Nang or Binh Duong can integrate air and noise data from Breeze sensors through APIs. Urban planners can test measures such as low-emission zones using EnvironmentalAI forecasts. Forest management boards can pilot air-based early wildfire detection in high-risk areas.

Cloud calibration lets low-cost sensors deliver usable data without frequent manual recalibration. Open APIs allow cities to merge Breeze data with existing urban data platforms instead of creating another silo. EnvironmentalAI translates measurements into concrete measures with forecast impact, and the company claims customers have achieved up to 70% air quality improvement.

Smart city programmes are moving from collecting sensor data to using AI for decisions on traffic, green space and emissions. Vietnamese cities pursuing smart city and green growth plans need hyperlocal environmental data and decision tools that can be shared with residents and integrated into intelligent operations centres.

Breeze Technologies was founded in 2015 in Hamburg, Germany, and became a certified social business in January 2024. It was selected by the US DHS Science and Technology Directorate for wildfire sensor research and has won awards including the Porsche Mobility for a Better World competition and the Future Hamburg Award.