Official Website: TELLUS Networked Sensor Solutions
source confidence: Medium status: Useful updated 2026-08-11
Summary
TELLUS's official website describes the company's low-cost networked air quality sensor platform, including the CoreDI calibration and data platform and the AirU Pro hardware. The site presents the company's calibration methodology and use cases for governments, schools, health departments, and researchers.
Useful Claims
- The site positions TELLUS around a validated, low-cost sensor network model contrasted with expensive EPA regulatory-grade monitors (specific monitor price points not in this capture).
- The CoreDI platform is described as the calibration and data infrastructure that transforms low-cost sensor readings into scientifically credible air quality data through co-deployment with reference instruments and statistical correction.
- The AirU Pro is presented as the current hardware iteration; this capture does not state a launch year.
- The company's founding lineage from the University of Utah College of Engineering is noted, with more than 20 years of academic calibration research underpinning the commercial platform.
- Salt Lake City's valley air basin — with documented wintertime PM2.5 inversion events — is cited as both the primary deployment environment and an ongoing validation test bed.
- Applications cited include real-time community air quality dashboards, epidemiological research support, and regulatory enforcement data.
Verbatim
"CoreDI is an advanced platform for air quality data modeling and analysis, designed to turn raw sensor readings into actionable insights." — Home page, "Our secret sauce"
"Built on 20+ years of rigorous validation and supported by the National Science Foundation and the University of Utah." — Home page, CoreDI section
"Lab-grade reliability with a budget-friendly build. Choose the pollutants you want to track and we'll build a custom AirU Pro air quality monitor." — Home page, "Professional-Grade Air Monitoring"
"Get real-time air quality maps powered by CoreDI . View trends, compare locations, and integrate third-party data all in one place." — Home page, "Pollutant Maps"
Reliability Notes
This is an official company source. The calibration methodology claims and 20-year validation heritage are meaningful signals of credibility but should be cross-checked against peer-reviewed publications from the founding University of Utah research team and against independent comparisons with collocated reference monitors. Revenue, funding, and competitive positioning claims should be verified against independent sources. The company is pre-Series A, which means some growth and scale claims may reflect aspirational rather than demonstrated scale outside Utah. This capture does not state the EPA regulatory-monitor cost comparison ($100,000–$200,000), an explicit 2023 AirU Pro launch date, or the Salt Lake Valley inversion deployment framing.
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See Also
- US Ignite: TELLUS Standout Startup Profile · https://www.us-ignite.org/blogs/tellus-a-standout-startup/ — third-party profile of the company
- University of Utah Air Quality Network Award (2023) · https://www.price.utah.edu/2023/04/13/us-air-quality-network-receives-award — recognition for the academic/institutional work underpinning the platform