Using GIS for Measuring Mobile Tower Radiation on Human

The immense increase in the use of smart devices, has in turn pushed many communication companies to communication mediums in the quest to meet this escalating demand for mobile connectivity. Consequently, many mobile phone towers have been planted to cover more areas, especially in crowded cities and urban areas. Now, the base stations constructed on these locations have transceivers that work using Radio Frequency (RF) waves to establish communication among users in the mobile network. On the downside, the RF waves emit radiations that are harmful to humans if absorbed into the tissues. Some of the common effects experienced by users near these towers are headaches, discomfort, anxiety and other diseases. This work thus proposes a GIS-based measuring approach that will help detect the areas of RF radiation exposure which will map out places where users are in danger of being exposed to health hazards of the radiations. Our proposed approach will help governments and health organizations to calculate radiation distribution area based on the location of mobile towers. Moreover, this will propose a hot and green area of mobile tower radiation, so people can choose where to live or spend less time based on that level of exposure.