Sensors and Smartphones: Tracking Water Collection in Rural Ethiopia
Rohit Chaudhri, Rita Sodt, Kristian Lieberg, John M. Chilton, Gaetano Borriello, Yuta J. Masuda, Joe Cook · IEEE Pervasive Computing · 2012
In rural areas, residents often venture far distances to collect water for everyday use. A low-power wireless system records motion and leverages Bluetooth-enabled smartphones, retrieving data from sensors attached to household water containers, to help researchers understand the effects of water policies and water-source locations.