Using big data technology for environmental protection

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Website : https://eponline.com/articles/2020/03/25/using-big-data-technology-for-environmental-protection.aspx
Writer : Jenna Tsui
Name : Willy Erico 謝洪標
Student Id : D0726476

Using Big Data for Environmental Protection

            One area being reshaped by big data is environmental protection. New approaches are providing researchers, businesses and governments with the best information possible, allowing them to make highly informed decisions and optimize their approach to resource use and conservation. With big data and big data analytics, researchers can have the best possible picture of the issue they're facing. Networks of sensors are use for collecting data on air pollution, provide the best possible answers for climate researchers, businesses and governments who cares and want to improve the air quality. They’re also adopting big data technology to process the large volumes of data collected by that sensors and create visualizations of air quality from that data. These visualizations can help researchers draw connections between geography and data to identifying areas where air pollution has trended up over time, and identifying potential causes. 

            Also, Big Data can use for optimizing resource use, for businesses and governments for example for cutting back on consumption of water and energy. For example, networks of sensors can collect data on a buildings’ water and energy use, allowing businesses to see where they may be inefficiently spending resources. In some buildings, HVAC systems are left running 24/7 or when not seasonally appropriate, like heating systems that continue to function through the summer or exhaust fans that run even when the building is unoccupied. With big data analytics, companies can pinpoint and cut back on unnecessary energy and water use.

            So, Big Data is really useful in an organization, to improving air quality and also reducing the air pollution, another function of Big Data in an organization is to save the energy either electric or water in an organization.

Comments

  1. Ariel Sonbay 黎滿華June 1, 2020 at 7:05 AM

    This is really good content. It is interesting, i never though big data can used in environment. I always though big data only can be used in business world, and even have no connection with the environment at all. It is really amaze me how they use big data to collecting data on air pollution, which is very helpful for us, especially who lived in big city. Because with that data, governments, technology researchers, businesses or other people who really cares about air quality and want to improve them. The idea about cutting back on consumption of water and energy too is really needed to be done. Because, in some buildings, they don’t really turn off the AC or maybe lamp even after they go home after work, so it is waste of resources. And sometimes we really use water little more often than we should done. Like how we take a bath every hour in the summer, and forget to turn off the electricity before we go to sleep. I really agree with this big data use. Sometimes people don’t know how many resources we waste because of our satisfaction, and because of that, the bad things we done become our habit that we done intentionally or unintentionally. So, we really need reminder to ourselves, and really make boundary to our lifestyle. If without environment, the earth will be in mess and also all people who live in it can feel the effect too. So thank you for the new information.

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  2. Jacqueline ViviJune 3, 2020 at 1:11 AM

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    Jacqueline Vivi
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    One of the most severe and ongoing problem in today’s world is how to take care of our environment so that it can continue to be a decent living space for humans 1.000, 10.000 years from now. Climate change is the greatest challenge we face as a species and big data is helping us to understand and overcome this complex matter. There is a program called Copernicus. It is a satellite-based Earth observation program capable of calculating, among other things, the influence of rising temperatures on river flows. Copernicus is already providing key information to optimize water resource management, biodiversity, air quality, fishing and agriculture.

    Willy did a great job in sharing this article because it is true that with the advancement of big data, we can optimize energy management and resource use. Reduce carbon dioxide emissions derived from production. Reduce emissions from vehicle fleets by improving routes. Anticipate repair needs and replace machinery monitored using sensors. I would like to share some international projects that are also available to overcome climate change:
    • Aqueduct: measuring water-related hazards, analyzing water quality and quantity and making interactive risk maps available to the public.
    • Global Forest Change: calculating deforestation by counting trees one by one using high-resolution satellite imagery.
    • Danger Map: determining pollution thanks to data provided by millions of citizens.

    All in all, big data applied to the environment aims to achieve a better world for everyone and has already become a powerful tool for monitoring and controlling sustainable development.

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