Yes - it’s much like now weather forecasting works.
Data points may come from 2 places 100 mi apart, but what if someone lives between them?
Temperature or other weather data is often an extrapolation based on official weather data collection points, and AQI data is no different.
How that data gets extrapolated varies wildly by implementation.
edit: Also a fun fact, I live 2000ft above and 50mi from the nearest forecasting center in a valley. “Weather apps” are about as accurate as throwing darts at a board up here, because the models used to extrapolate known data completely fall apart with all the variables.
Our best source of data is the “short term weather discussion” by NOAA, which just gives some generalizations based on local weather knowledge.
I’m not sure why you got downvoted. Apple is a trillion dollar company. They certainly have looked into this, and many of the leaks supported this theory.
Data points may come from 2 places 100 mi apart, but what if someone lives between them?
Temperature or other weather data is often an extrapolation based on official weather data collection points, and AQI data is no different.
How that data gets extrapolated varies wildly by implementation.
edit: Also a fun fact, I live 2000ft above and 50mi from the nearest forecasting center in a valley. “Weather apps” are about as accurate as throwing darts at a board up here, because the models used to extrapolate known data completely fall apart with all the variables.
Our best source of data is the “short term weather discussion” by NOAA, which just gives some generalizations based on local weather knowledge.