ICT-enabled solutions for smart management of water supply in Africa
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2014-12
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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pervasive and ubiquitous technologies that include
mobile device applications, machine to machine communications,
and cloud computing, are increasingly used for cost-effective data
aggregation and information dissemination. Recently, this trend
has started to gain momentum in the water sector and is being
used for various management and monitoring tasks, such as
remote leakage detection, automated meter reading and enhanced
usage feedback to water users. This paper analyses the challenges
faced by various stakeholders (consumers, utilities, etc.) in the
water supply industry. Application of the said technologies is
then proposed to address these unique challenges and the varying
data needs of all stakeholders. An example solution, with a mobile
device application and supporting cloud computing solution, is
developed and presented as a proof-of-concept to further illustrate
the potential use of ICT for water supply management.
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Please cite as follows:
Nel, P. J. C., Booysen, M. J. & Van Der Merwe, B. 2014. ICT-enabled solutions for smart management of water supply in Africa, in Proceedings of the First International Conference on the use of Mobile Informations and Communication Technology (ICT) in Africa UMICTA 2014, 9-10 December 2014, STIAS Conference Centre, Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, South Africa, ISBN: 978-0-7972-1533-7.
The conference is available at http://mtn.sun.ac.za/conference2014/
See also the record http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95703
Nel, P. J. C., Booysen, M. J. & Van Der Merwe, B. 2014. ICT-enabled solutions for smart management of water supply in Africa, in Proceedings of the First International Conference on the use of Mobile Informations and Communication Technology (ICT) in Africa UMICTA 2014, 9-10 December 2014, STIAS Conference Centre, Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, South Africa, ISBN: 978-0-7972-1533-7.
The conference is available at http://mtn.sun.ac.za/conference2014/
See also the record http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95703
Keywords
Water supply -- Management, Mobile computing, Cloud computing solution, Water-supply engineering, Wireless communication systems