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WEA 2020: Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering pp 420–430Cite as

A Computational Prototype for Electromagnetic Field Pollution Maps in Colombia

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This work presents a first computational prototype for Electromagnetic Field (EMF) pollution visualization, as a geographic map for human exposure estimation to potentially harmful levels of electromagnetic radiation. The map is a computational tool including a mobile application that uses a basic EMF mathematical model for estimating levels of exposure in two geographic dimensions based on a limited collection of antennas information from Bogotá City. Our application is intended to be an inexpensive first solution for EMF pollution analysis. This paper shows a first mobile prototype as a result, based on standard free tools, such as Google Maps API and its drawing tools and open access EMF emitters databases.

Supported by Grant PFI2020ESCV036 Mapas de Exposición a la Radiación Electromagnética para Colombia Mediante Modelado Computacional, Faculty of Engineering, Electronics Engineering Program, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.

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  1. Electronics Engineering, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia

    Osberth De Castro

  2. Systems Engineering, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Bogotá, Colombia

    Angela Becerra & Yamil Buenaño

  3. Electronics Engineering, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Bogotá, Colombia

    Mauricio A. Polochè

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  1. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia

    Juan Carlos Figueroa-García

  2. Infantry School of the National Colombian Army, Bogotá, Colombia

    Fabián Steven Garay-Rairán

  3. National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

    Germán Jairo Hernández-Pérez

  4. Corporación Unificada Nacional CUN, Bogotá, Colombia

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De Castro, O., Becerra, A., Polochè, M.A., Buenaño, Y. (2020). A Computational Prototype for Electromagnetic Field Pollution Maps in Colombia. In: Figueroa-García, J.C., Garay-Rairán, F.S., Hernández-Pérez, G.J., Díaz-Gutierrez, Y. (eds) Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering. WEA 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1274. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61834-6_36

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