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A technical paper On
“THE WIRELESS WATER AND VACCINE MONITORING WITH LOW COST SENSORS [COLD TRACE]”
AUTHOR K.HUSENAIAH IV B.TECH C.S.E Email:kinghusen100@gmail.com Ph.no:9550277153
ANNAMACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES, BOYANAPALLI, RAJAMPETA,KADAPA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH (An autonomous institution) DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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The Cold Trace project wants to construct a
ABSTRACT
temperature sensor that connects to cold boxes Cold Trace is a low-cost wireless sensor
and
designed to improve access to vaccines which
chain, has a less cost, and can provide real-time
protect thousands of children’s against diseases
monitoring and alerts for clinics and government
such as tuberculosis and polio. The sensor
agencies.
remotely monitors the temperature of vaccines.
Unlike similar approaches that develop their
It also provides a better understanding of the
own microcontrollers the ColdTrace project uses
vaccine
and
modified cell phones for the data collection and
in
transmission to cut down on upfront capital
areas where regular records are not maintained.
costs. The data that is gathered from each device
it will help us move toward providing more
in the network is sent to a global database that
vaccines and safer medical treatments to
can track historical vaccine distribution patterns
millions of children’s around the world.
and can then be used by clinics and health
cold
distribution
storage,
transportation
infrastructures,
particularly
refrigeration
units
along
the
supply
agencies to improve forecasting needs for the
INTRODUCTION
area over time.
Cold Trace is a new innovative project that
REAL-TIME TRANSPARENCY INTO
uses wireless temperature sensors, repurposed
VACCINE SUPPLY CHAINS:
cell phones, and a notification system to track temperatures of cold storage units and alert
ColdTrace reimagines the cold chain infra-
clinic managers by SMS when temperatures
structure used to store and transport vaccines by
begin to threaten the medicine.
enabling a low-cost wireless sensor to remotely
According to development in many developing
monitor vaccines and transfer the monitoring
countries electricity and backup power can be
data to a global database that fosters coordinated
erratic in clinics and often times there are not
decisions by governments, global partners,
enough resources available to accurately and
pharmaceuticals, and clinics, and helps ensure
routinely measure vaccine refrigeration tempe-
life-saving treatments reach everyone. Vacci-
ratures. Many of the power outages in these
nating children is an amazingly effective and
areas happen at night or over the weekend and
successful public health solutions. Millions of
result in spoiled vaccine supplies that play a role
children are saved each year, thanks to vaccines.
in the spreading of preventable diseases in these
Yet 25 million children, that’s one in every 5
regions.
kids born, are still not vaccinated each year. And most of these children are in developing
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countries. It is building real-time visibility into
COLDTRACE FEATURES:
the temperature controlled supply chains, called
the "cold chain". this platform, called Cold
Generates SMS alerts about equipment
Trace, continuously records the temperature of
failures and medicines reaching critical
refrigerated storage units used along every mile
temperatures.
of the cold chain from distribution warehouse to
Uploads temperature traces via SMS or cellular network.
clinic using cell phone-enabled sensors. The data
is wirelessly and automatically uploaded to the
Continuously
tracks
GPS
location
coordinates.
Cold Trace servers, where it is stored and
analyzed.
Cell
phone’s
display
and
keypad
Real-time SMS alerts notify clinic workers and
facilitates extensive local configuration
Ministry of Health Staff about vaccines reaching
including communication and upload
critical temperatures. Each level of the supply
intervals.
system can act on this immediate information on
Cold Trace database keeps a constant
equipment health and vaccine safety.
log
Failure rates across local, regional, and national
refrigeration
areas, in addition to monthly status reports, can
analysis of failure rates across local,
be used to improve forecasting and capacity
regional, and national areas.
planning. Cold Trace can help major donors to
of
Web
temperatures units
dashboard
and
in
clinic
allows
supports
for
remote
detect emerging risks and identify regions with
configuration, device status monitoring,
the strongest cold chain infrastructure to target
data visualization, and sharing with
for increased distribution, and also help attract
donors, NGOs, ministries of health.
new donations. Cold Trace has been deployed in
Can integrate with existing logistics management information systems in
clinics.
order to oversee and provide alerts about cold chain equipment at each stage of the distribution.
COLD CHAIN MONITOR: This is piloting a new cell phone enabled sensor that remotely monitors the temperatures of refrigerated units used to store and transport Fig: Real-Time Transparency Into Vaccine Supply
these vaccines and drugs. Our integrated device
Chains
captures temperature data about vaccine stocks
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using a sensor that connects to cold boxes and refrigeration units along the supply chain from warehouses to clinics. The sensor uses mobile
Cold chain management is a key challenge faced
phones to collect and wirelessly transmit tempe-
by various industries. Despite regulations that
rature data, and our backend system integrates
aim to ensure the proper management and
the collected data with logistics management
monitoring of temperature sensitive pharma-
information systems in order to oversee and
ceuticals (such as insulin and the polio vaccine),
provide alerts about cold chain equipment at
as well as fresh produce and other foodstuffs, a
each stage of vaccine distribution. The system
lack of infrastructure for the supply and
will make it possible to: wirelessly upload
transport of these products means that they are
temperature data through a cell phone from
often wasted through exposure to changes in
almost any location; correlate temperature data
temperature. Mismanagement of the cold chain
with geolocation of the phone (when possible);
also results in food safety issues, while the
and immediately generate SMS and email alerts
ethical
about
tempe-
sensitive drugs are enormous the shelf-life of
ratures. This allows each level of the supply
many medications is entirely dependent on
system to have real-time information on
correct temperature control. The importance of
equipment health and vaccine safety. Moreover,
accurate cold chain management cannot be
the data collected by our system will help
understated.
vaccines
reaching
critical
considerations
around
temperature-
accelerate the tracking of historical vaccine distribution patterns that can be used to improve forecasting and capacity planning.
Fig: Cold Chain Monitoring with Wireless Fig: Cold Chain Monitoring
Communication
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HOW DOES COLDTRACE WORK?
WATER AND SANITATION ACCESS:
Cold Trace uses existing cell phone technologies
Historically, many low-income residents of
in a new way to dramatically reduce the cost of
urban and peri-urban areas in world have faced a
wireless sensor data collection. Unlike similar
lack of clean water and low quality water and
approaches, which employ microcontrollers or
sanitation services.vaccinemonotoring is build-
other costly components, Cold Trace takes
ing
advantage of the sophisticated electronics,
communication
battery and other features that already exist on
residents in world to communicate with their
the cell phone. By building upon this standard
water and sanitation services providers. The
technology, we can dramatically reduce the
way that this works is as follows: residents can
overall cost of the sensors and make it possible
send text messages with complaints, concerns,
for almost any basic phone to serve as a wireless
news, questions and other reports to the system
sensor. This allows Cold Trace to bring remote
database, which then distributes those messages
monitoring to developing areas that have
to the water service providers and other
extremely low resources.
stakeholders who can provide answers and take
an
SMS-enabled system
issue
tracking
and
that
allows
poor
action in response. As a result, the system transforms community needs and concerns into a live data feed that helps service providers improve their services and that highlights both effective and ineffective solutions for utilities, governments, civic leaders and aid organizations. Additionally, broadcast messages sent by service providers, NGOs, or governments can be used to inform citizens about important updates, expected outages, and help launch local campaigns for change. it believe that citizens will be motivated to participate because they get a direct communication channel with providers to improve their services; and service providers and other stakeholders will participate because
Fig: Block Diagram of Cold Trace Working
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they get access to critical planning information
improve their services and that highlights both
that would otherwise be unavailable.
effective and ineffective solutions for utilities, governments, civic leaders and aid organizations. Additionally, broadcast messages sent by service providers, NGOs, or governments can be used to inform citizens about important updates, expected outages, and help launch local campaigns for change.
CONLCUSION ColdTrace is
a
low-cost
wireless
sensor
designed to improve access to vaccines which protect thousands of children’s/peoples against diseases such as tuberculosis and polio. The Cold Trace an important part of an integrated,
Fig: Water and Sanitation Access With SMS Alerts
broadly available,
SMS Platform:
data-driven process
for
managing vaccine distribution in low-resource areas. As a result, it will help us move toward
Wireless vaccine monitoring is building an
providing more vaccines and safer medical
SMS-enabled issue tracking and communication
treatments to millions of peoples around the
system on top of lands that allows peri-urban
world.
residents in world to communicate with their water and sanitation services providers. The
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