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System for Monitoring and Warning of the Ultraviolet Radiation Index: A Study Case in Ecuador Elementary Schools

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Solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation has increased in recent years due to ozone layer depletion and in Ecuador in particular, due to its geographical position and the height of its cities. Prolonged sun exposures in childhood increase the risk of causing malignant effects on the skin and eyes, such as squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and cataracts. For this reason, this document describes the design of a device based on UV optical sensors that allows determining the existing radiation index. As a processing unit there is the Raspberry Pi 3B+ embedded board and to display the data physically there are LED panels. The storage of information is done through a database managed by MySQL and also implemented on the board. The levels of the ultraviolet radiation index (UVI) are presented through a graphical user interface (GUI) in real time, which also allows generating a report in a .csv file. Functional tests were carried out in the central courtyard of two educational units, to raise awareness among parents and authorities on the adoption of preventive measures that avoid possible damage to the skin of children when carrying out outdoor activities.

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  1. SISAu Research Group, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Ambato, 180212, Ecuador

    Jorge Buele & José Varela-Aldás

  2. PGCH Research Group, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Ambato, 180103, Ecuador

    Jorge Buele, Francisco I. Chango & Marlon Santamaría

  3. Hospital Regional Docente Ambato, Ambato, 180105, Ecuador

    María de Los Ángeles Chango

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Buele, J., Chango, F.I., Chango, M.d., Santamaría, M., Varela-Aldás, J. (2020). System for Monitoring and Warning of the Ultraviolet Radiation Index: A Study Case in Ecuador Elementary Schools. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12254. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58817-5_60

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