Georeferenced Internet Availability Model for Online Higher Education: Case Study in the State of Pará
Abstract
Due to social distancing measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, several higher education institutions are using internet applications to provide instructional content to their students. However, there is widespread inequality in access to these resources. In this work, we model the dispersion of the mobile Internet signal based on data of geolocation of cell towers, land cover assessment and altimetry to provide a clearer picture of students' access to remote learning. The results of our case study show that there is a large number of students from the UFPA whose address is outside the coverage area of mobile providers.
Keywords:
Internet, RSRP, Covid-19, Coverage, LTE
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Published
2021-07-18
How to Cite
GOMES, Vitor Hugo M.; DUTRA, Rodrigo; NASCIMENTO, Weverson; FERREIRA, Luiz C.; SILVA, Marcelino S. da; KLAUTAU, Aldebaro B. R.; PEREIRA, Antônio.
Georeferenced Internet Availability Model for Online Higher Education: Case Study in the State of Pará. In: INTEGRATED SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SEMINAR (SEMISH), 48. , 2021, Evento Online.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2021
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p. 144-154.
ISSN 2595-6205.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/semish.2021.15817.
