環保署「環境即時通APP」繼榮獲2016年地理空間應用卓越獎之後，持續優化服務，提供民眾便捷、即時的環境監測資訊及主動預警訊息。據環保署的統計資料顯示，目前下載安裝人次已超過28萬、每日尖峰用量最高達2萬，平均每月更達百萬次點擊，顯示環境即時通APP已成為民眾必需之生活應用服務，除白天外出活動必備外，周末將至時，民眾使用度更高。
環保署表示，依據105年度資料統計，「環境即時通APP」使用者遍布世界各地，包括東北亞、東南亞、美西、西歐及澳紐區域，語系使用英文亦占了服務次數1.5%，英語系使用者數量逐漸上升、超過3,000名，其用量超過17萬次，皆凸顯環境無國界的特性。
為提升服務品質擴大服務對象，即日起在臺外國人也可使用環保署「環境即時通APP」隨時關注周遭空氣品質，透過空氣品質指標等級，可更容易判斷空氣品質狀況，並依建議採取對應之行動與防護措施。
環保署進一步指出，由於民間對環境資訊需求遠超過政府部門想像，環保署將持續提升環境品質新價值，導入群眾外包(Crowd Sourcing)及智慧物聯技術，並擴大資料蒐集層面，除布建環境感測器外，也將納入民間微環境即時空氣品質資訊，以利民眾掌握「在地」環境資訊。未來將持續以公眾需求為中心，提供更豐富的適地環境品質與生活資訊，促進公眾參與、隨時隨地關心環境、進一步激發民間運用環境資料的能量。
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English Version of Environmental Info Push App –
officially released to the public
The EPA continues to provide the public with detailed information through real-time air quality forecast notifications and practical environmental information. Awarded by the Geospatial Media and Communications Group with the Geospatial World Excellence Award in 2016, the EPA’s Environmental Info Push App has been downloaded more than 270,000 times with daily peak usage reaching 20,000 devices and the average clicks hitting a million times per month. These statistics show that the app has become part of our citizens' daily lives, with frequent use during weekends.
According to the EPA's 2016 statistics, the users of the Environmental Info Push App are distributed widely around the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, Western Europe, and Oceania. Around 1.5% of the users used an English mobile OS. In detail, there were more than 3,000 English language users in over 170,000 sessions. This shows that environmental protection transcends national boundaries.
The app is available in English for Android-enabled and iOS-enabled mobile phones to provide environmental information service to English language users. Users can monitor the quality of the air in their surrounding area anytime via the Environmental Info Push App. With the air quality index shown in different colors, it is easy to learn about the air quality status and follow suggestions in the app for corresponding actions and prevention measures.
The EPA has also noticed that the public’s need for environmental information has greatly increased, so the administration continuously works to improve environmental quality and develop more value-added applications. For the next step, not only will the EPA widely set up environmental sensors but will also include micro-level real-time air quality information from the private sector to let users know more details about their local environmental conditions. In the future, the EPA will continue to focus on the public’s needs and offer richer environmental information to boost public participation and take care of our environment anytime and anywhere.