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Evaluation of Smart Phone Open Source Applications for Air Pollution

Authors : Rasa Zalakeviciute, Katiuska Alexandrino, Patricia Acosta-Vargas, Jorge-Luis Pérez-Medina, Wilmar Hernandez

Published in: Advances in Human Factors and Systems Interaction

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Global industrialization, urbanization and technological development have been rapidly changing the atmospheric composition. Air pollution is one of the most critical concerns to human and environmental health, causing respiratory, cardiovascular diseases and incidents of cancer, responsible for seven million premature deaths every year. While most of the major cities have some level of air quality monitoring, the data reported on the official websites are not easily accessed, and are rarely communicated to the citizens, mainly limited to the newspaper and television reports of extreme pollution events. A more efficient way to stay informed of the risks of exposure to bad air quality is a mobile application that can be accessed from anywhere. In this study, we evaluate available open source mobile phone applications for Android and iOS systems. Specifically, we analyze the usability and accessibility functions of the applications in the most populous and most contaminated South American capital cities.

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Title
Evaluation of Smart Phone Open Source Applications for Air Pollution
Authors
Rasa Zalakeviciute
Katiuska Alexandrino
Patricia Acosta-Vargas
Jorge-Luis Pérez-Medina
Wilmar Hernandez
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Advances in Human Factors and Systems Interaction

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-20039-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-20040-4

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20040-4_43

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