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From Micro Environmental Sensors to Citizen as Sensors: The Smart Environmental Sensing Web of EPA

Authors:
Shuenn-Chin Chang
Yeuh-Bin Wang
His-Chi Lin
Chun-Ming Huang
Yi-Dao Chiang
Ying-Chieh Chen

Keywords: Micro Environmental Sensors; Social Network ; Citizen as Sensor; Crowd-sourcing; Internet of Things; Location-Based Service; PM2.5

Abstract:
This article describes how the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) under the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (R.O.C.) leverages its Smart Environmental Sensing Web comprising crowdsourcing and crowd-sharing (Kamel Boulos, M.N., 2011) built on its existing internet of things (IoT) based environmental monitoring system to make the public care more about the quality of their living environment, and create positive feedback loops of information flows. Furthermore, we use social network, data visualization technology and location-based services to design graphical dashboards and interactive maps to enable users to access real-time local environmental sensing information at any time. Taiwan EPA will also continue to maintain the concept of open, transparent and innovative applications to serve society with public, diversified, and convenient information services.

Pages: 19 to 20

Copyright: Copyright (c) The Government of R.O.C.(Taiwan), 2018. Used by permission to IARIA.

Publication date: July 22, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3727

ISBN: 978-1-61208-653-8

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from July 22, 2018 to July 26, 2018