In the GO3 Project high school students throughout the world measure ground-level ozone on a continuous basis and upload their results to the Google Earth map. Measurements are made with high accuracy using sophisticated ozone monitors constructed by the students from kits and tested and calibrated on a frequent basis using a transfer standard.

                  Learn more about the GO3 Project by viewing our video.

Click on the image to view simulated ozone data on Google Earth. If you do not have Google Earth installed on your computer, you will be prompted for a download. Methods of additional graphical display methods are under development.

The goals of this project are both educational and scientific.  Some of the major goals include:

 Provide an exciting research experience for high school students

 Increase awareness of environmental concerns such as air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming

 Provide a high density network of ozone monitoring stations throughout the world for use by atmospheric scientists

 Teach students important concepts such as chemical measurement methods; instrumentation; calibration; data acquisition using computers; data quality; statistics; data analysis and graphing; posting of data to the web; the chemistry of air pollution; stratospheric ozone depletion and global climate change

 Encourage more students to attend college with majors in science, math and engineering

 Increase the representation of minorities and women in the science and engineering professions