Investigation into a smartphone application for household water data management as a tool to improve conservation efforts

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dc.contributor.advisorJacobs, Heinz Erasmusen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWarren, Bradley Vaughanen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Civil Engineering.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-08T04:23:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-21T14:26:20Z
dc.date.available2021-02-08T04:23:25Z
dc.date.available2021-04-21T14:26:20Z
dc.date.issued2021-03
dc.descriptionThesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: Water demand management strategies are receiving increasing focus in literature for advancing water conservation. Various smart metering products are available on the market to help household users monitor consumption,howeverthey are not widely implemented.By providing water users with access to smart meter data via asmartphone application, users would beempoweredto monitortheir household water usageand take steps to reduce consumption. Such an application has the potential tobenefitwater utilities by reducing overall demand on their resources andwouldprovidea useful platform for communicating directly with users when implementing water restrictions. For this study, a literaturereviewregarding water demand management and smart metering was undertaken, and an Android applicationwith IOT capabilitieswas developed as a proof-of-concept.The application was able to receive data from a compatible water meter andvibrationdevice via a web-based serverand provide the user with important information regarding their water usage.Recommendations were given for further research and developments required in the field.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaaraf_ZA
dc.description.versionMastersen_ZA
dc.format.extent147 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109789
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.subjectWater demand managementen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTDen_ZA
dc.subjectWater-metersen_ZA
dc.subjectWater consumptionen_ZA
dc.subjectWater conservationen_ZA
dc.subjectAndroid applicationsen_ZA
dc.titleInvestigation into a smartphone application for household water data management as a tool to improve conservation effortsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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