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Vivemos uma época de grande desenvolvimento tecnológico e desgaste de recursos ambientais. Contudo, atualmente, observa-se uma crescente preocupação com o meio ambiente e respetiva adoção de comportamentos sustentáveis, em que a comunicação digital é um fator dominante. O dia-a-dia de cada consumidor é apoiado por plataformas e aplicações que promovem e auxiliam as suas decisões.
Nesse contexto, este projeto tem por objetivo desenvolver uma aplicação web para apoiar os consumidores nas suas ações diárias referentes à reciclagem, onde são reunidas diversas informações sobre o tema, tais como materiais recicláveis e respetiva categoria, localização dos ecopontos e o seu estado (vazio ou cheio), apoio ao reconhecimento dos vários resíduos reciclados pelo consumidor e partilha de informação relevante entre utilizadores nas redes sociais.
Desenvolveu-se uma arquitetura baseada num modelo cliente-servidor sobre o qual é possível implementar a aplicação de um modo que seja de fácil utilização e expansão futura. Nesta aplicação, houve a necessidade de integrar recursos externos permitindo enriquecê-la em temas importantes tais como, a classificação de imagens com recurso a redes profundas convolucionais, a integração com serviços de geolocalização e a interação via redes sociais.
A validação da aplicação foi feita através de testes de usabilidade onde foram questionados vários utilizadores de três faixas etárias diferentes de modo a avaliar as opções tomadas e identificar melhorias. Para garantir acesso por parte de todos os utilizadores, recorreu-se à atribuição de um domínio estando assim a aplicação permanentemente disponível para utilização.
Os testes de usabilidade tiveram excelentes resultados, classificando a aplicação como bem desenvolvida e simples de usar. Os utilizadores têm como pensamento usar frequentemente a aplicação, visto que é necessária e inovadora no contexto do tema da reciclagem.
No futuro, esta aplicação tem a possibilidade de ser aperfeiçoada e integrada com mais funcionalidades que sejam úteis aos utilizadores.
We live in a time of great technological development and waste of environmental resources. However, nowadays, there is a growing concern with the environment and the respective adoption of sustainable behaviours which digital communication is a dominant factor. Every consumer’s daily life is supported by platforms and applications that promote and assist their decisions. In this context, this project aims to develop a web application to support consumers in their daily actions related to recycling, where are assembled information about the topic such as recyclable materials and respective category, location of points of recycling and their status (empty or full), support of recognition of waste recycled by the consumer and share of relevant information between users that interact via social networks. An architecture based on the client-server model was specified which it is possible to implement an application in a way to be easy to use and expand in the future. In this application, there is a need to integrate external resources allowing it to be enriched in important topics such as, image classification using deep convolution networks, integration with geolocation services and interaction with social networks. The validation of the application was done through usability tests where several users of three different age groups were questioned to evaluate the options taken and identify improvements. In order to guarantee the access to all users, it was necessary to acquire a network domain to ensure that application is permanently available for using. The usability tests had excellent results, classifying the application as well integrated and simple to use. Users are thinking of using the application frequently as it is necessary and innovative in the context of recycling. In the future, this application has the possibility to be improved and integrated with more functionalities that are useful to users.
We live in a time of great technological development and waste of environmental resources. However, nowadays, there is a growing concern with the environment and the respective adoption of sustainable behaviours which digital communication is a dominant factor. Every consumer’s daily life is supported by platforms and applications that promote and assist their decisions. In this context, this project aims to develop a web application to support consumers in their daily actions related to recycling, where are assembled information about the topic such as recyclable materials and respective category, location of points of recycling and their status (empty or full), support of recognition of waste recycled by the consumer and share of relevant information between users that interact via social networks. An architecture based on the client-server model was specified which it is possible to implement an application in a way to be easy to use and expand in the future. In this application, there is a need to integrate external resources allowing it to be enriched in important topics such as, image classification using deep convolution networks, integration with geolocation services and interaction with social networks. The validation of the application was done through usability tests where several users of three different age groups were questioned to evaluate the options taken and identify improvements. In order to guarantee the access to all users, it was necessary to acquire a network domain to ensure that application is permanently available for using. The usability tests had excellent results, classifying the application as well integrated and simple to use. Users are thinking of using the application frequently as it is necessary and innovative in the context of recycling. In the future, this application has the possibility to be improved and integrated with more functionalities that are useful to users.
Description
Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia de Redes de Comunicação e Multimédia
Keywords
Aplicação Web Reciclagem Tecnologia Consciência ecológica Comunicação digital Web application Recycling Technology Ecological awareness Digital communication
Citation
LEITÃO, André Filipe Massano – Aplicação Web de apoio à reciclagem de resíduos domésticos. Lisboa: Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, 2021. Dissertação de Mestrado.
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Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa