{"id":1693,"date":"2023-07-10T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stir.ae\/blog\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T09:37:04","slug":"outdoor-comfort-project-rak-municipality-internship-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stir.ae\/blog\/outdoor-comfort-project-rak-municipality-internship-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Comfort Project \u2013 RAK Municipality Internship experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There has been a noticeable increase in thermal stress in recent years, which has had negative effects on public health, energy consumption, productivity at work, and the use of public areas. Setting the management of outdoor comfort as a top priority will help to reduce these issues and improve liveability. High temperatures pose a serious risk to human health, especially when they are high and can have lethal consequences. The World Health Organization (WHO) has released alarming data showing that, in 2022, the minimum estimate of heat-related mortality in Europe was 15,000 people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The summers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are particularly hot, reaching temperatures as high as 50\u00b0C [2]. The UAE is renowned for its blistering temperatures. The RAK Municipality in the United Arab Emirates has initiated the Outdoor Comfort Project with the objective of improving the comfort levels of outdoor areas and reducing the negative impacts of elevated temperatures on inhabitants and guests. Four different locations in RAK were tested for this project: Bear Grylls Adventure Camp, Wadi Shawka, Jebel Jais, and Corniche. In terms of geographic position, climatic conditions, and outdoor amenities, each site offers distinctive features.<\/p>

A comparative study was carried out in order to obtain a thorough grasp of outdoor comfort and its variations across the places under investigation. The four outdoor comfort levels at these locations are thoroughly analysed in this research, with particular attention paid to temperature and humidity conditions. This study attempts to uncover possible areas for development and offer insightful information about the efficacy of current comfort enhancement strategies by examining and comparing comfort levels.<\/p>

This research offers a thorough investigation of the use of machine learning models to forecast outdoor comfort system performance. The study, which focuses on predicting temperature and humidity values, is based on a dataset gathered from several projects in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), United Arab Emirates. Using important metrics, the models under evaluation\u2014Random Forest Learner, Neural Network, and SVM\u2014were examined. The study\u2019s conclusions offer useful information gleaned from the data analysis procedure and machine learning models\u2019 output. The Random Forest Learner outperformed the other models under evaluation in terms of accurately predicting outcomes and capturing data variability.<\/p>

The study also suggests incorporating machine learning models into an enterprise-based decision support system to help with project management and planning for outdoor comfort. Through the utilization of these models\u2019 predictive powers, stakeholders can make well-informed decisions on the design and optimisation of systems, thereby increasing efficiency and lowering project costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The project was a combination of Sensor Technology , Data Analysis & Machine Learning. We have started with initial meeting with project managers and concerned team members to gain requirements and understand the existing system in place. We then visited several parts of RAK to collect data from sensors and finally started doing an extensive analysis on the available data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Finally, we came up with a Research Article as one of the key deliverables and submitted the same in one of the international conferences going to take place in RAK. Apart from that , we have provided technical consultation using presentation to the project manager in terms of incorporating data analysis strategies along with a smart sensor framework to make the workflow of the existing system in more efficient manner to produce accurate analysis , prediction, and throughput. The initial results have validated the proposal, indicating that when more accurate data is available, we can retrain the model and utilize it for predicting the performance of outdoor comfort projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The concerned stakeholders were satisfied, and we have expressed our interest to continue with the implementation of the project in future involving our students ,as far as applicable.<\/p>

If there is a higher budget, it is recommended to opt for an IoT framework. This will enhance data collection and provide the ability to control devices online. The online streaming of sensor data can be utilized to promote tourism in RAK across multiple websites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Knowledge Management Project:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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This project was related to managing data and information of RAK Municipality in more sophisticated manner. The existing system was rigorously scrutinized, and explored for multiple technical solutions which can fulfil the client requirement in a feasible manner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The following features have been observed:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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There are 11 main folders which includes all department of RAK Municipality.<\/p>

Information regarding the stakeholder to access specific subfolders with proper rights are required.<\/p>

Restructuring of the existing structure is required, whenever a duplicate files \/ folder detected. Under one specific stakeholder\/ department, redundant files can be merged. Version of the files needs to be validated before merging.<\/p>

Based on the requirement, an access control policy can be designed.<\/p>

Create an interactive form to submit files which will be more convenient and reduced the confusion for selecting the right location of the folder for an end user. Based on the required level of freedom given to the end user, we can select one of the proposed solution:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>