In Nericell the embedded accelerometer, microphone, and positioning system are used to detect and localize traffic conditions and road conditions, e.g., potholes, bumps, or braking and honking (which are both implicit indicators of traffic congestion).
| Application metadata | |
|---|---|
| Area of expertise | Monitoring of traffic conditions and roads |
| Application name | Nericell |
| Website | |
| Platforms | Nokia Symbian: Nokia Symbian |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, GPS, Microphone |
| License of source code | Open |
| Cost for use | Free |
| Engaging level | Opportunistic |
| Incentive techniques | Collective, No-Monetary |
| Type of access | Anonymous |
| Proposition paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Nericell: rich monitoring of road and traffic conditions using mobile smartphones. |
| Url | http://dee.srv1.eu/refs/files/4/101.pdf |
| Citation | Mohan, P., Padmanabhan, V., Ramjee, R., 2008. Nericell: rich monitoring of road and traffic conditions using mobile smartphones. In: Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Embedded Network Sensor Systems (SenSys), pp. 323– 336. |
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