Hybrid Environment IoT-Mapping of Over-Tourism and Air Pollution in the Azores Archipelago

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the hybridization of Microsoft Azure and Ionic for the development of a platform to track air quality in the Azores Archipelago, Portugal. The Azores region has had a sharp increase in tourism, which has led to greater public investment in sustainable tourism practices. The platform under development will access data logs from a wireless network of thermoelectric sensors, and allow users to upload data from locations outside the wireless network. The uploads will be done using a cross-platform Ionic app that is in progressive development. The app will be easily customizable and scalable across all web browsers and platforms, including desktop and mobile. The data uploaded will be stored on Microsoft Azure's Cloud infrastructure and accessible via our application. This paper focuses on the experimental setup, the collection of data pertaining to air quality and the display of the data, based on a timeline that starts from the most recent data updates and continues into the past. Data from individual sensors can also be isolated for display based on the location of the sensors. This research has been undertaken by the University of Washington, Tacoma in collaboration with the University of the Azores and the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.