Odor measurement apparatus and odor data management apparatus

An odor measurement apparatus comprising:

• an odor sensor detecting an odor in air;
• an imaging device having a lens portion;
• a housing comprising the odor sensor and the imaging device disposed therein;
• a storage device associated with the odor sensor;
• an introduction port configured for introducing and guiding the air to a sensor surface of the odor sensor;
• and
• an arithmetic processing device controlling the behavior of the odor sensor and the imaging device by executing a control program,
• wherein the introduction port is disposed on the housing,
• wherein the odor sensor comprises a removable odor sensor chip that is attachable to, and detachable from, the odor measurement apparatus through a hole formed on the housing,
• wherein the odor sensor comprises a plurality of sensor elements, each sensor element in the plurality of sensor elements comprising (i) a substance adsorption membrane which adsorbs odor substances in the air, and (ii) a detector which detects an adsorption state of the odor substances to the substance adsorption membrane,
• wherein an adsorption characteristic of the odor substances to the substance adsorption membrane is different for each sensor element in the plurality of sensor elements,
• wherein, when a measurement start button is pressed while the control program is executed, the odor sensor performs a baseline measurement, the baseline measurement based on the behavior control provided by the arithmetic processing device,
• wherein, when the measurement start button is pressed after the baseline measurement is completed, the odor sensor, based on the behavior control provided by the arithmetic processing device, (i) captures an image by the imaging device, and (ii) measures an odor by the odor sensor, and
• wherein each measurement is stored in the storage device in association with a position of each detector of the odor sensor.