Leveraging TV white apace to monitor game conservation environments

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dc.contributor.authorMabele, Leonard Omung’ala
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-15T09:13:52Z
dc.date.available2018-11-15T09:13:52Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionA Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Mobile Telecommunications and Innovation (MSc. MTI)en_US
dc.description.abstractInstallation of camera-traps by the conservancies has been gaining interest in the recent years here in Kenya. This is due to the increased scientific need to carry out wildlife research and also monitor the movement patterns of the wild game as a way of helping to address issues such as human-wildlife conflict and poaching. This is also gaining traction by the safari camps to enhance customer experience. The implementation of these camera-traps poses a limitation of remotely accessing the camera feeds. This is majorly caused by a challenge of connectivity as many of these game environments are located in rural environments of Kenya. The focus of this study was to find out and establish the best approach of implementing a camera-trap that allows remote access of feeds in the game environments while leveraging on the connectivity that can be provided through deployment of Television (TV) White Space network. Through the use of questionnaires, an online survey was conducted in a select conservancy and a safari camp to investigate the challenges and the technology state within these environments that limit the adoption of networked game cameras. Various secondary sources were also studied to understand the existing connectivity technologies in the realm of the Internet of Things (IoT). The study used a combination of hardware and software technologies in realising the model in a TV White Space environment. A networked game camera prototype that delivers video feeds on a remote mobile interface was developed. The camera prototype utilised a programmed Raspberry Pi camera and the System-On-Chip to relay the gathered feeds in real-time to the mobile interface. The mobile interface developed in this case was an Android-based mobile-web. This was tested by ordinary users in a Wi-Fi environment, TV White Space connectivity experts and conservation officers.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/6175
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStrathmore Universityen_US
dc.subjectInternet of Thingsen_US
dc.subjectMachine to Machineen_US
dc.subjectM2Men_US
dc.subjectRaspberry Pien_US
dc.subjectTV White Spaceen_US
dc.subjectDynamic Spectrum Accessen_US
dc.titleLeveraging TV white apace to monitor game conservation environmentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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