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Design and Implementation of a Mobile Cloud Environmental Application for Riyadh City
Abstract
Environmental problems are a global issue that everyone should contribute to minimize. As it is difficult for people in charge alone to locate all the cases of the environmental hazards and to address them on time, this paper proposes a cloud based mobile application with a user friendly interface that allows citizens to help their government make their city a better place by reporting environmental violence. The aim is to help the responsible agencies have easy and quick access to notifications provided by the community about environmental issues, so they can be addressed promptly. We choose to customize the mobile application to Riyadh City, the capital of Saudi Arabia. However, the software is generic and can be customized to any other city.
Keywords
Mobile application Environmental software Cloud computing AndroidNotes
Acknowledgments
This work was funded by the Long-Term Comprehensive National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, grant number 11-INF1895-08.
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