Group sensing application where people participate in a collective effort to improve recycling by capturing relevant information needed to improve the recycling program. For example, students use the phone’s camera to log the content of recycling bins used across a campus.
| Application metadata | |
|---|---|
| Area of expertise | Monitor garbage, Participatory Sensing |
| Application name | Garbage Watch |
| Website | |
| Platforms | Nokia Symbian: Nokia Symbian |
| Sensors | Camera, GPS, Wireless |
| License of source code | Open |
| Cost for use | Free |
| Engaging level | Participatory |
| Incentive techniques | Collective, Gamification |
| Type of access | Authenticated |
| Proposition paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Participatory Campaigns for Sustainability (GarbageWatch), Citizen Science (Networked Naturalist), and Active Living (CycleSense) |
| Url | http://research.cens.ucla.edu/urban/2009/urban11.pdf |
| Citation | Estrin, Burke, et al. Participatory Campaigns for Sustainability (GarbageWatch), Citizen Science (Networked Naturalist), and Active Living (CycleSense). |
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