George William SettalaforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Jan 5, 2023What Is The State Of Charge (soc)?The State of Charge is your fuel gauge for battery-operated IoT devices. It is the real-time or actual capacity of the battery compared to its full capacity. Just like your cellphone battery, it is measured in terms of percentage (%). For instance, 1...Embedded systemslithium ion battery
Mutabazi NobleforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Dec 12, 2022Data Unit Testing With Great Expectations and Cloud FunctionsAt AirQo, we collect large amounts of data every day from our low-cost monitors deployed throughout the African continent, with the majority being in Uganda, as well as data from our partners such as Kampala Capital City Authority that are streamed e...1 like·244 readsData Sciencegreat-expectations
Hakim LuyimaforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Dec 2, 2022Giving power to the AirQo search featureCollaborators; Jason Mukasa, Paul Zana, Luyima Hakim The UX team at Airqo was tasked to re-imagine the functionality of the mobile app search feature from a UX perspective. Precedent🌪 Currently, the search icon is located in the top right corner of...101 readsEngineeringuxresearch
Mike Mwanjemikemwanje.hashnode.dev·Nov 26, 2022My experience with GitOps. So far...GitOps is a modern way to manage cloud-native systems that are powered by Kubernetes. It leverages a policy-as-code approach to define and manage every layer of the modern application stack - infrastructure, networking, application code, and the GitO...10 likes·136 readsgitops
Martin BbaaleforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Sep 30, 2022How Team Charters can improve the Productivity and Agility of a Product TeamIntroduction Like in many other industries, a team is behind the development of a product. There are several different ways these teams work to achieve their goals. When you consider the case of football (soccer), various teams use different tactics/...Engineeringteam charter
AirQo EngineeringforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Aug 16, 2022AirQloud Scoping: A case study of Kawempe AirQloudFigure 1: PM2.5 Air Quality Index Written by Usman Abdul-Ganiy We define an AirQloud as a designated urban area equipped with infrastructure and allows for engagements. This can be any geopolitical administration level of a country or a country itse...Data ScienceAirQlouds
Belinda Marion Kobusingyebelindamarionk.hashnode.dev·Aug 15, 2022My First 6 months at AirQo as a Frontend EngineerThis post was originally published on the AirQo Engineering Blog. Take the initiative. As you do your day-to-day work, you will think of new ways of bringing more value to the organization. I've learned that it is upon you to talk to your team lead ...9 likes·218 readsFrontend Development
Belinda Marion KobusingyeforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Aug 15, 2022My First 6 months at AirQo as a Frontend EngineerThere will always be setbacks and new challenges along the way. What matters is that you are quick to reflect, ask for help and learn from your mistakes(and betters). Internship (first 3 months) I joined AirQo in February of this year(2022). During ...36 readsEngineeringFrontend Development
AirQo EngineeringforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Aug 15, 2022Meet our UI/UX intern — Hakim LuyimaWho is Hakim? I’m a 21 year old UI/UX designer who’s interested in building products that are, accessible,inclusive and people love to use. I’m a believer in the idea that design isn’t what things look like, but design is how things work. When not dr...55 readsEngineeringair quality monitoring
AirQo EngineeringforAirQo Engineeringairqoengineering.hashnode.dev·Jul 31, 2022Addressing air quality data gaps: a hardware perspective to sustainable air quality networksWritten by Gideon Lubisia Air pollution is responsible for millions of respiratory-related illnesses and deaths globally. Most countries in the global north have developed high-quality air quality monitoring infrastructures to collect data used to in...Insightssensor network
