• DocumentCode
    610239
  • Title

    Supporting environmental awareness using mobile clients

  • Author

    Al Houqani, Azza ; Hildmann, Hanno ; Nicolas, S. ; Saffre, Fabrice

  • Author_Institution
    Etisalat BT Innovation Centre, Khalifa Univ., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-19 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    84
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    We present an android application for mobile clients, which is designed to raise awareness for - and support the reduction of - the individual consumption of natural resources like water and electricity. The presented implementation is interfacing with existing services offered by the utility provides in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and provides a number of functionalities. Climate change and the detrimental effect it has on life everywhere on the planet is receiving increasing attention. There is an urgent need to raise awareness for a number of environmental issues. The ambitious sustainability targets set forth in the Abu Dhabi 2030 vision clearly acknowledges the relevance of preserving our environment. This paper presents a functioning and feasible contribution to this effort.
  • Keywords
    environmental factors; environmental science computing; mobile computing; natural resources; operating system kernels; Abu Dhabi 2030 vision; android application; climate change; electricity consumption; environmental awareness; environmental issues; mobile clients; natural resource consumption; water consumption; Availability; Companies; Electricity; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Water resources; Web services; Abu Dhabi 2030 Vision; Android Application; Environmental Awareness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Innovations in Information Technology (IIT), 2013 9th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Abu Dhabi
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/Innovations.2013.6544398
  • Filename
    6544398