GSM-enabled remote monitoring of rural handpumps: A proof-of-concept study

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 829-839

  Thomson, Patrick ^a   Hope, Rob ^a   Foster, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; GSM; Pump; Sustainability; Technology; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868007636     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2012.183     Document Type: Article

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