The development of the ASRC Mobile Measurement Platform was supported primarily by a New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) University Consortium grant, along with internal ASRC state funds. The platform is built on a diesel-powered 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 van equipped with a suite of fast–time-response advanced measurement instruments. In addition to these high-resolution systems, the mobile platform has a variety of permanent onboard measurement systems to measure traditional criteria pollutants and meteorology. 

Over the years, with evolving field campaign needs and support from various research projects, the instrumentation, power systems, and overall observational capabilities of the mobile platform have been continuously upgraded and expanded.