Author:Unknown authorDate:Aug 2016Smart Cities emerge when investments in human and social capital and traditional (transport) and modern (ICTs) communication infrastructure fuel sustainable economic growth and high quality of life, with a wise management of natural resources, ...Read more
Author:Kural, K; de Saxe, Christopher C; Kharrazi, S; Asp, T; Kraaijenhagen, B; Pauwelussen, JDate:Apr 2018This paper describes interim results of the ongoing CEDR-funded "FALCON" project, which aims to introduce a step improvement in transport efficiency in Europe through the definition of a new performance-oriented legislative framework for road ...Read more
Author:Ledwaba, Lehlogonolo PI; Hancke, GP; Isaac, Sherrin J; Venter, HSDate:Mar 2021The increasing strain on ageing generation infrastructure has seen more frequent instances of scheduled and unscheduled blackouts, rising reliability on fossil fuel based energy alternatives and a slow down in efforts towards achieving universal ...Read more
Author:Page, Philip RDate:Dec 2015Parameter uncertainty in water pipe network models are studied using newly developed simplified mathematical notions. These enable studies to be done using public domain software, including EPANET. The results obtained can be easier to use ...Read more
Author:Du Toit, P; Kruger, Carel P; Hancke, GP; Ramotsoela, TDDate:Sep 2017The increasing popularity of automation has resulted in the development of “smart” systems for a variety of different applications. One such application is street lighting which still mostly uses very primitive methods of maintenance. The use ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Oct 2014Reliable access to electricity is a basic precondition for improving people’s lives in rural areas, for enhanced healthcare and education, and for growth within local economies. Currently more than 1.5 billion people worldwide do not have ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Dec 2015In his February 2015 State of the Nation Address, President Zuma stated that there are still 3.4 million households in South Africa without electricity. Most of these households are in the rural areas and are largely dependent on traditional ...Read more
Author:Mathibe, MJ; Muchenje, T; Masonta, Moshe TDate:Dec 2022The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic changed how people and businesses interact. Its impact severely impacted the global economy. As the governments of different countries imposed heavy lockdown regulations to curb the spread of the virus, an ...Read more
Author:Bosscha, Peter A; Terblanche, PDate:Jul 2010As a technology colony, South Africa has often had to rely on imported technologies to assist in the monitoring of production floor statistics. This results in high costs in both procurement and support of such systems. Whilst this is the ...Read more
Author:Bosscha, Peter A; Terblanche, PDate:01 Sep 2010As a technology colony, South Africa has often had to rely on imported technologies to assist in the monitoring of production-floor statistics. This results in high costs in both procurement and support of such systems. Whilst this is the ...Read more
Author:Bosscha, Peter ADate:27 Feb 2006The neglected field of appropriate information and communications technologies for small companies in the manufacturing industry is addressed through the development of an architecture that integrates various open and low-cost technologies. ...Read more
Author:Bosscha, Peter A; Coetzee, CJ; Terblanche, SP; Gazendam, AD; Isaac, Sherrin JDate:Jul 2006The authors address the neglected field of appropriate information and communication technologies for small companies in the manufacturing industry, through the development of an architecture that integrates various open and low-cost technologies. ...Read more
Author:Pieterse, Heloise; Olivier, M; Van Heerden, Renier PDate:Mar 2018Ever improving smartphone technology, along with the widespread use of the devices to accomplish daily tasks, leads to the collection of rich sources of smartphone data. Smartphone data are, however, susceptible to change and can be altered ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, ZI; Olivier, MS; Grobler, MMDate:Mar 2016According to the 2013 report by the ITU, the total mobile cellular subscriptions are expected to reach close to the landmark figure of 7 billion by the end of 2014, more than half of which are found in the developing countries (eMarketer, ...Read more
Author:De Vries, NJ; Davel, MH; Badenhorst, J; Basson, WD; De Wet, Febe; Barnard, E; De Waal, ADate:Jan 2014Acoustic data collection for automatic speech recognition (ASR) purposes is a particularly challenging task when working with under resourced languages, many of which are found in the developing world. We provide a brief overview of related ...Read more
Author:Pieterse, Heloise; Olivier, MDate:Jan 2014Smartphones have become an integral part of people's lives during the last few years. Their wide range of capabilities and support of additional applications cause a wealth of information to be stored on these devices. Although tools are ...Read more
Author:Leyland, RC; Verryn, S; Momayez, MDate:Sep 2014In terms of aerial extent, basic igneous rocks are one of the most used road building materials in South Africa. This is mainly due to the fact that approximately 57% of the surface lithology in South Africa is of poor road construction ...Read more
Author:Muswema, Aubrey P; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Mar 2021SMMEs (including cooperatives, PTY Ltd, Close Corporations) are viewed as a significant driver of job opportunities and economic value creation; in the context of green economy, these value propositions would entail diverting waste away from ...Read more
Author:Van Doornum, G.A.W; Van Doornum, GAWDate:1965It is one of purposes of this memorandum to refute this notion, although it must conceded that the results observed in practice seem to support this contention.Read more