ROLE OF GIS IN RESIDENTIAL MICROGRID

Master'sMASTER OF ENGINEERIN

Enhancing Geospatial Data: Collecting and Visualising User-Generated Content Through Custom Toolkits and Cloud Computing Workflows

Through this thesis we set the hypothesis that, via the creation of a set of custom toolkits, using cloud computing, online user-generated content, can be extracted from emerging large-scale data sets, allowing the collection, analysis and visualisation of geospatial data by social scientists. By the use of a custom-built suite of software, known as the ‘BigDataToolkit’, we examine the need and use of cloud computing and custom workflows to open up access to existing online data as well as setting up processes to enable the collection of new data. We examine the use of the toolkit to collect large amounts of data from various online sources, such as Social Media Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and data stores, to visualise the data collected in real-time. Through the execution of these workflows, this thesis presents an implementation of a smart collector framework to automate the collection process to significantly increase the amount of data that can be obtained from the standard API endpoints. By the use of these interconnected methods and distributed collection workflows, the final system is able to collect and visualise a larger amount of data in real time than single system data collection processes used within traditional social media analysis. Aimed at allowing researchers without a core understanding of the intricacies of computer science, this thesis provides a methodology to open up new data sources to not only academics but also wider participants, allowing the collection of user-generated geographic and textual content, en masse. A series of case studies are provided, covering applications from the single researcher collecting data through to collection via the use of televised media. These are examined in terms of the tools created and the opportunities opened, allowing real-time analysis of data, collected via the use of the developed toolkit

Development of industrial IoT based monitoring and control system for radio broadcasting network in Tanzania: a case of Tanzania broadcasting corporation

A Final Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Embedded and Mobile System of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyThe radio towers must be constructed in sharp elevations or mountains to ensure the maximum radio wave propagation and long-distance coverage of the radio station programs. Due to the sharp elevation positioning of radio towers, the tower operators or technicians are required to climb up every day to be able to take readings of the equipment. Strenuous and daily effort is needed to access these sharp locations either on foot or by car. A need to develop and implement a system that will monitor and send earlier notifications information on the status of the transmitter to the responsible tower operators. Therefore, this project aims to develop an IIoT based monitoring and control system for terrestrial broadcasting networks with outdated technology of Fm transmitter equipment which isstill used in Tanzania. As a result, the solution will effectively and timely assist tower operators to monitor, collecting information understanding and the existing problems that are happening at the radio towers without physically climbing to the radio towers. In addition, the system is cost-effective and collect information in real-time based as it is integrated with a mobile application in a smart device that is linked to the embedded system which is installed in a specific tower to monitor parameters such as forward power, reflected power, electrical units, fuel level, temperature, humidity, and smoke. This study has used a mixed-design approach of quantitative and qualitative methods using focus group discussions with 20 stakeholders to evaluate the developed system. The result of the evaluation shows that 90% of the respondents agreed that the developed system is robust and appropriate to manage the existing challenges at the radio towers.The radio towers must be constructed in sharp elevations or mountains to ensure the maximum radio wave propagation and long-distance coverage of the radio station programs. Due to the sharp elevation positioning of radio towers, the tower operators or technicians are required to climb up every day to be able to take readings of the equipment. Strenuous and daily effort is needed to access these sharp locations either on foot or by car. A need to develop and implement a system that will monitor and send earlier notifications information on the status of the transmitter to the responsible tower operators. Therefore, this project aims to develop an IIoT based monitoring and control system for terrestrial broadcasting networks with outdated technology of Fm transmitter equipment which isstill used in Tanzania. As a result, the solution will effectively and timely assist tower operators to monitor, collecting information understanding and the existing problems that are happening at the radio towers without physically climbing to the radio towers. In addition, the system is cost-effective and collect information in real-time based as it is integrated with a mobile application in a smart device that is linked to the embedded system which is installed in a specific tower to monitor parameters such as forward power, reflected power, electrical units, fuel level, temperature, humidity, and smoke. This study has used a mixed-design approach of quantitative and qualitative methods using focus group discussions with 20 stakeholders to evaluate the developed system. The result of the evaluation shows that 90% of the respondents agreed that the developed system is robust and appropriate to manage the existing challenges at the radio towers