A Review on an Integrated Mobile System for Improving Efficiency in Water Meter Reading – A Case of Arusha Tanzania

Abstract

Technology has shown tremendous growth in recent years, which has led to the evolution of mobile phone development. A mobile phone is a wireless handheld device that allows users to make calls and send text messages, among other features. A water meter is a device which collects and registers information on the volume of water used over a period of time at a particular location. Due to the fact that the current process of recording water consumption in Arusha, Tanzania is inefficient as it is still done manually, this paper shows different best studies made in perfecting water meter reading system via mobile system. It further proposes the best way of recording water consumption which can match with the environment of Tanzania after reviewing different studies made by others.

Keywords: Mobile phone, Water meter, SMS, USSD, Data logger