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SYLVA Products

Level 0 bioaerosol data

Raw, unprocessed measurements directly from instruments. Available for download in native formats of the Hund Wetzlar BAA500 and SwisensPoleno Jupiter via SYLVA Data Portal.

Download Level 0 data

Level 1 bioaerosol data

Concentrations of airborne pollen and fungal spores, derived from Level 0 data. Access provided through direct links to each instrument in the EBAS database.

Access Level 1 data via SYLVA Data Portal

Algorithms for Level 0 data processing

A collection of current algorithms for automatic bioaerosol identification, plus a test environment for evaluating user-developed algorithms against SYLVA reference datasets.

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Reference datasets

Reference datasets for training bioaerosol identification algorithms, available for both the Hund Wetzlar BAA500 and SwisensPoleno Jupiter instruments.

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eDNA operational protocol

Operational protocol for environmental DNA sampling and analysis

📅 Scheduled release: June 2025

Pollen-satellite link method

Method to link in situ pollen observations with Copernicus satellite data

📅 Scheduled release: September 2025

Data fusion & assimilation toolkit

Data assimilation and fusion methods for integrating real-time bioaerosol data in models

📅 Scheduled release: November 2025

Custom data gateway API

Gateway API for custom data queries tailored to users' needs

📅 Scheduled release: December 2025

SYLVA apps

Web and smartphone apps showcasing the use of SYLVA's real-time data and forecasts

📅 Scheduled release: January 2026

Bioaerosol time series homogenisation

Homogenisation method for merging manual and automatic climatological bioaerosol time series

📅 Scheduled release: May 2026

European air eDNA atlas

Biological composition of air in Europe based on environmental DNA analysis

📅 Scheduled release: July 2026

EU bioaerosol monitoring standard

European standard for automatic bioaerosol monitoring

📅 Scheduled release: December 2026

Training Materials

SYLVA Training Package 1: Producing reference datasets

This training package guides the creation of datasets for training bioaerosol identification algorithms.

It outlines techniques for producing datasets tailored to the Hund Wetzlar BAA500, Plair Rapid-E+, and SwisensPoleno real-time monitoring systems, as well as protocols for preparing and storing material for environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis.

Step-by-step instructions explain how to:

Collect pollen samples from the field
Cultivate fungal spores and bacterial strains
Store collected or cultivated samples
Introduce samples into an automated bioaerosol monitor

Download SYLVA Training Package 1 (PDF, 1.86 MB)

Video tutorial: Creating a Urtica pollen training dataset for SwisensPoleno.

SYLVA Training Package 2: Accessing SYLVA Data Portal

This training package provides a detailed introduction to the SYLVA Data Portal and its datasets. Designed for technical users of SYLVA technologies and infrastructure, it covers how to access and utilize the available data, and how end users can make use of the SYLVA infrastructure in their work.

Download SYLVA Training Package 2 (PDF, 0.82 MB)

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