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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Innovations in Information Technology (IIT), 2013 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Abu Dhabi
DOI :
10.1109/Innovations.2013.6544398