Mapping & citizen science Tokyo, Japan
Safecast
Volunteer radiation and air quality monitoring network started after the Fukushima disaster, with open data.
- Category
- Mapping & citizen science
- Based in
- Tokyo, Japan
- Website
- safecast.org
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- Last checked
- 9 October 2026
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