scholarly journals GIS DATA COLLECTION FOR OIL PALM (DaCOP) MOBILE APPLICATION FOR SMART PHONE

Author(s):  
A. F. Abdullah ◽  
N. A. Muhadi

Nowadays, smart phone has become a necessity as it offers more than just making a phone call. Smart phone combines the features of cell phone with other mobile devices such as personal digital assistant (PDA) and GPS navigation unit that propel the popularity of smart phones. In recent years, the interest in mobile communication has been increased. Previous research using mobile application has been successfully done in varies areas of study. Areas of study that have been done are health care, education, and traffic monitoring. Besides, mobile application has also been applied in agricultural sector for various purposes such as plant pest risk management. In this study, mobile application for data collection on Ganoderma disease of oil palm has been successfully developed. The application uses several devices in a smart phone such as GPS, Wifi/ GPRS connection and accelerometer devices. The application can be installed in the smart phone and users can use the application while working on-site. The data can be updated immediately through their smart phones to the service. Besides, the application provides offline map so the user can be productive even though their network connectivity is poor or nonexistent. The data can be synced when the users online again. This paper presents an application that allows users to download features from a sync-enabled ArcGIS Feature Service, view and edit the features even when the devices fail to connect with any network connectivity while collecting data on-site.

Author(s):  
Anusha Sanampudi* ◽  

Indoor Positioning system (IPS) is the technology that is used to locate smart phones, people or other objects inside a building where Global Positioning System (GPS) doesn’t work or lack precision such as airports, underground locations, parking, multi-storey buildings etc…There is no fixed standard for implementing IPS rather it could be customized according to the location chosen. IPS in turn uses a number of technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Beacons, magnetic positioning, dead reckoning etc…Among the various technologies available studies prove that Magnetic localization provides a most efficient solution for Indoor positioning. Our paper focuses on building an indoor navigation mobile application for a retail store that allows users to search for a product and navigate them to the particular aisle in which the product is located. There by enabling the application to be location sensitive and context aware. In order to collect magnetic fingerprints and convert the obtained data into latitude and longitude values we make use of an API called IndoorAtlas, which helps in locating smart phones inside a building using the accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and Bluetooth in a mobile. Magnetic localization is the concept where deflections of magnetic field from the steel structures inside the building will be captured by the magnetometer and other sensors within a mobile and that will be used to locate a smart phone inside a building. The same application could be utilized for various use cases such as Supermarkets & Hypermarkets, museums & galleries, Libraries, Hospitals, Airports & stations, Shopping malls, Exhibition and Conferences.


Author(s):  
Tomáš Koubek ◽  
David Procházka ◽  
Jiří Šťastný

We assume that one of the key reasons is in the difference between a standalone application and a web service. Both architectures have some advantages and disadvantages. The Standalone application (e.g. Nokia/OVI Maps) provides the required functionality. From the user point of view, main asset of this “offline” approach is network connectivity independence. However, this kind of applications must be upgraded manually. Moreover, it is hard to get any data about the application usage because it requires additional actions from the user – data are usually acquired through conventional ways, such as email or web forms.The online service such as Google Maps (including its mobile application) can offer the same functionality as the offline application. Nevertheless, a permanent connection to provider servers is necessary. This can be taken as a drawback. On the other hand, usage data collection is easier and can be done without the user intervention. The data collection provides a valuable analysis basis of the user habits and needs. This analysis is necessary for design of a complex “user” based solutions such as Google Now.Augmented reality applications are usually based on the first mentioned approach. In this article, we describe our model of augmented reality as a service and compare its features with standalone solutions. Further, other important key aspects for large emergence of augmented reality services in a mainstream market are discussed.


Author(s):  
Shankar Chaudhary

Despite being in nascent stage m-commerce is gaining momentum in India. The explosive growth of smart-phone users has made India much loved business destination for whole world. Indian internet user is becoming the second largest in the world next to China surpassing US, which throws open plenty of e-commerce opportunities, not only for Indian players, offshore players as well. Mobile commerce is likely to overtake e-commerce in the next few years, spurred by the continued uptrend in online shopping and increasing use of mobile apps.The optimism comes from the fact that people accessing the Internet through their mobiles had jumped 33 per cent in 2014 to 173 million and is expected to grow 21 per cent year-on-year till 2019 to touch 457 million. e-Commerce brands are eyeing on the mobile app segment by developing user-friendly and secure mobile apps offering a risk-free and easy shopping experience to its users. Budget 4G smart phones coupled with affordable plans, can very well drive 4G growth in India.


Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Elia ◽  
Stephen Mutula ◽  
Christine Stilwell

This study was part of broader PhD research which investigated how access to, and use of, information enhances adaptation to climate change and variability in the agricultural sector in semi-arid Central Tanzania. The research was carried out in two villages using Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations theory and model to assess the dissemination of this information and its use by farmers in their adaptation of their farming practices to climate change and variability. This predominantly qualitative study employed a post-positivist paradigm. Some elements of a quantitative approach were also deployed in the data collection and analysis. The principal data collection methods were interviews and focus group discussions. The study population comprised farmers, agricultural extension officers and the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa project manager. Qualitative data were subjected to content analysis whereas quantitative data were analysed to generate mostly descriptive statistics using SPSS.  Key findings of the study show that farmers perceive a problem in the dissemination and use of climate information for agricultural development. They found access to agricultural inputs to be expensive, unreliable and untimely. To mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and variability on farming effectively, the study recommends the repackaging of current and accurate information on climate change and variability, farmer education and training, and collaboration between researchers, meteorology experts, and extension officers and farmers. Moreover, a clear policy framework for disseminating information related to climate change and variability is required.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 551.1-551
Author(s):  
N. Foulquier ◽  
B. Chevet ◽  
G. Carvajal Alegria ◽  
L. Saraux ◽  
V. Devauchelle-Pensec ◽  
...  

Background:For rheumatologists monitoring patients with various diseases and dealing with multiple scores with different maximum values (9 for RA-DAS, 6.4 for AS-DAS and 60 for PMR-AS) and values thresholds to characterize the different levels of disease activity (low, intermediate and high) can be a tedious task. The same problematic could arise in other specialty than rheumatology. Normalization of these scores seems to be necessary to facilitate daily clinical practice (1).Objectives:To indentify and standardize scores of activity of inflammatory diseases.Methods:We conducted a literature review on activity criteria using both a manual approach and the BIBOT software (2) published in English between 1.1.1975 and 31.12.2018. Within all extracted disease activity scores, we selected those with cut off values in four classes (remission, low, moderate and high disease activity). We used a linear interpolation to map all these disease activity scores to our new score, the AS-135, and developed a smart-phone application to perform the conversion automatically.Results:1068 articles were analyzed by BIBOT, 86 were excluded on the basis of the language used for their writing and 11 were excluded on the basis of their publication date. 599 were selected based on their titles, abstracts and keywords. 108 activity criteria from various fields (rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology, psychiatry, neurology and pneumology) were identified, but it is in rheumatology that we find separation into four classes. 10 scores met our inclusion criteria and were implemented in the Android app. These are: DAS28 (ESR), DAS28 (CRP), SDAI, ASDAS (ESR), ASDAS (CRP), ESSDAI, SLEDAI-2K, DAPSA, PMR-AS (ESR) and PMR-AS (CRP). We built the AS135 score modification for each selected score using a linear interpolation of the existing criteria. It was defined on the interval [0,10] and values 1, 3 and 5 were used as thresholds. These arbitrary thresholds are then associated with the thresholds of the existing criteria and an interpolation can be calculated, allowing the conversion of the existing criteria into AS135 criterion. We have finally created a mobile application that allows each user to obtain both the original value of the activity criterion.Conclusion:We have created a mobile application that allows any user to obtain in a simple way the level of disease activity, whatever the criterion used to describe it, since the application returns, in addition to the value of the activity criterion calculated from data returned by the physician, the transformation of this value into AS135 criterion and its interpretation in terms of level of activity of the pathology. The application is now available for Android devices and we plan to start developing a version for iOS devices.References:[1]Saraux L, Devauchelle-Pensec V, Saraux A. Plea for standardization of disease activity scores. Rheumatol Oxf Engl. 2019 Aug 1;58(8):1500–1[2]Orgeolet L, Foulquier N, Misery L, Redou P, Pers J-O, Devauchelle-Pensec V, et al. Can artificial intelligence replace manual search for systematic literature? Review on cutaneous manifestations in primary Sjögren’s syndrome. Rheumatol Oxf Engl. 2019 Aug 31;Disclosure of Interests:None declared


2012 ◽  
Vol 6-7 ◽  
pp. 783-789
Author(s):  
Jian Feng Dong ◽  
Tian Yang Dong ◽  
Jia Jie Yao ◽  
Ling Zhang

With the rapid development of smart-phone applications, how to make the ordering process via smart-phones more convenient and intelligent has become a hotspot. This paper puts forward a method of restaurant dish recommendation relying on position information and association rules. In addition, this paper has designed and developed a restaurant recommendation system based on mobile phone. The system would fetch the real-time location information via smart-phones, and provide customers personalized restaurant and dish recommendation service. According to the related applications, this system can successfully recommend the related restaurants and food information to customers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 5358-5363
Author(s):  
K. Nimala ◽  
M. Sangeetha ◽  
D. Saveetha

In India we live in a society where men and women have equal rights but as far as it goes these don’t hold up in real life scenarios and practical situations for women. Despite having all these laws and regulations to protect the rights of a woman, they still face problems. Women have grown powerful and are conquering our world’s greatest positions/frontiers but they face issues with our society’s narrow-minded behavior. Every third woman faces physical abuse/harassment in this world. Women Safety is a matter of concern and a smart phone can be used efficiently for personal security and other protection purposes. The existing apps need the user to interact with the interface and follow a sequence of steps to make them work. We are going to solve it by eliminating the user interaction with the app by providing an instant solution.


2012 ◽  
Vol 182-183 ◽  
pp. 854-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Ming Huang ◽  
Wen Hung Liao ◽  
Sheng Chih Chen

The functionalities of smart phones have extended from basic voice communication to gaming, multimedia entertainment, information retrieval and location-based services. In this paper, we attempt to design a mobile application to assist visitors to have better understandings of popular tourist destinations and related routing information while on tour. The users can obtain descriptions of a specific attraction by simply taking the picture of a landmark photo often shown in the travel booklet using their mobile devices. This is achieved by matching the landmark picture with an image database containing popular tourist spots to locate the interested destination. The location information is further confirmed using techniques in intelligent character recognition. Upon successful identification of the interested location, tourist information regarding this destination, along with the routing details will be delivered using location-based service. We anticipate the proposed mobile application to effectively assist foreign visitors by bringing comprehensive, up-to-date tourist information and promoting better travel experience.


2018 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 01006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iyon Maryono ◽  
Wildan Budiawan Zulfikar ◽  
Rahayu Kariadinata

Learning media are widely circulated in the school environment, especially Madrasah Tsanawiyah is a native-shaped media for a particular type of smart phone. There is a problem if there are learners who use different types of smart phones of different types of OS, brand, type, and screen size. This work proposed a hybrid application technology to design the learning media so that it can be accessed by various types of smart phones. Rational Unified Process (RUP) implementing as the main framework. The Fisher Yates Shuffle algorithm applied to the training module and exam to display the sequence of questions and random answer options.


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