The paper describes the experience and results from one year of air quality monitoring campaigns in the Romanian city of Timisoara. Air quality measuring is still less experienced in Eastern European countries. The University “Politehnica” from Timisoara undertook on line experiments in urban areas, using measuring methods in accordance to the national and European legislation but also remote controlled open path techniques. Air quality measurement of NOx, SO2, CO, O3 and VOCs concentrations has been done in several locations in Timisoara.