hourly emissions mapping

There's a video of a new system of mapping CO2 emissions in the US that gives far more detail than previous models, with hourly updates based on air quality control data.

The new Vulcan model, however, can map CO2 emissions at local levels on an hourly basis. It can drill down to individual factories, power plants, roads, commercial districts and neighbourhoods, and identify the level of fuel type, economic sector and country/state.

An interesting point raised by one of the commenters on the linked article is that what we really need is a global map of each country's emissions, including the emissions associated with manufacture of imports. According to the article, a global version is on the cards. But I would guess that it would be far too difficult for a dynamic model to link emissions to imports and exports - that would be another exercise.