Title :
Sensors and Smartphones: Tracking Water Collection in Rural Ethiopia
Author :
Chaudhri, Rohit ; Sodt, Rita ; Lieberg, Kristian ; Chilton, John ; Borriello, Gaetano ; Masuda, Yuta Jason ; Cook, Joseph
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In rural areas, residents often venture far distances to collect water for everyday use. A low-power wireless system records motion and leverages Bluetooth-enabled smartphones, retrieving data from sensors attached to household water containers, to help researchers understand the effects of water policies and water-source locations.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; sensors; smart phones; household water containers; leverages Bluetooth-enabled smartphones; low-power wireless system records motion; retrieving data; rural Ethiopia; sensors; tracking water collection; water policies; water-source locations; Africa; Bluetooth; Embedded systems; Mobile computing; Rural areas; Sensors; Smart phones; Tracking; Water resources; embedded systems; mobile computing; sensor networks; ubiquitous computing;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2012.21
