Title :
PolluMap: A Pollution Mapper for Cities
Author :
AbuJayyab, Mohammed ; Al Ahdab, S. ; Taji, M. Hazem ; Al Hamdani, Z. ; Aloul, Fadi
Author_Institution :
American Univ. of Sharjah
Abstract :
PolluMap is a new automated system that monitors the air quality of urban cities and displays the information using a Web service. The system collects pollution data using mobile hardware modules, transmits the data regularly using GPRS to a back-end server, and integrates the data to generate a pollution map of the city using its geographical information system. The pollution map is available at anytime from an easy-to-view Website. Unlike previous pollution mappers, the new system provides continuous update of pollution information in addition to maximum coverage. It can be easily expanded to new areas and is cheap to employ. The system has been implemented and tested in Dubai. Initial results show the effectiveness of the proposed system
Keywords :
Web services; Web sites; environmental science computing; geographic information systems; pollution measurement; PolluMap; Web service; Web site; air quality monitoring; automated system; city pollution mapper; geographical information system; Cities and towns; Costs; Databases; Displays; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; Hardware; Memory; Sensor systems; Urban pollution; GPRS; GSM; Pollution Mapping; Web Application;
Conference_Titel :
Innovations in Information Technology, 2006
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0674-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0674-9
DOI :
10.1109/INNOVATIONS.2006.301972
