Smart Cities: A Case Study in Waste Monitoring and Management

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dc.contributor.authorCastro Lundin, André
dc.contributor.authorOzkil, Ali Gurcan
dc.contributor.authorSchuldt-Jensen, Jakob
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-29T00:35:47Z
dc.date.available2016-12-29T00:35:47Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-04
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the potential of employing sensor enabled solutions to improve on waste monitoring and collection in public trash bins. Through a user-centered design approach, an inexpensive monitoring system developed and tested in pilot study. The system consists of wireless nodes that use ultrasonic sensors to measure the empty space in the bins, a sensor gateway that is based on Long Rage Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) protocol and cloud-based back/front end for data collection, analysis and visualization. The system was evaluated through a pilot test, where six outdoor trash bins were remotely monitored at a university campus and a number of stakeholders were observed and interviewed. The results show that the existing technologies are mature enough to be able to develop and implement inexpensive add-on sensors to exiting trash bins, and employing such a system can provide the necessary insights to optimize waste collection processes, to avoid overfilled bins, and to improve the experience of the citizens.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2017.167
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-0-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/41320
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectInternet of Things
dc.subjectWaste Collection
dc.subjectUser Centered Design
dc.subjectLoRaWAN
dc.titleSmart Cities: A Case Study in Waste Monitoring and Management
dc.typeConference Paper
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