aAqua: a database-backended multilingual, multimedia community forum

ABSTRACT

aAQUA is an online multilingual, multimedia Agricultural portal for disseminating information from and to rural communities. It answers farmers' queries based on the location, season, crop and other information provided by farmers. aAQUA makes use of novel database systems and information retrieval techniques like intelligent caching, offline access with intermittent synchronization, semantic-based search, etc. aAQUA's large scale deployment provides avenues for researchers to contribute in the areas of knowledge management, cross-lingual information retrieval, and providing accessible content for rural populations. Apart from agriculture, aAQUA can be configured and customized for expert advice in education, healthcare and other domains of interest to a developing population. This demonstration showcases the utility of various component DB/IR technologies built into aAQUA to enhance the QoS delivered to rural populations.

REFERENCES

• 1: http://www.aaqua.org/
• 2: The Universal Networking Language (UNL) System. UNL center, UNDL Foundation, 2001. http://www.undl.org/unlsys/index.html
• 3: Kagathara, S., Deolalkar, M., Bhattacharyya, P. A Multi Stage Fall-back Search Strategy for Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval. In Proceedings of Symposium on Indian Morphology, Phonology and Language Engineering, Kharagpur, Februrary 2005.
• 4: K Ramamritham, S Duttagupta, A Joshi, G Mathur and T Vilankar, "An Interface-Driven Approach to Information Provision for Wired and Wireless Customers", Mobile Commerce Proc Int'l Workshop, pp. 102--109, 2003

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.0 General

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries
          Subjects: Dissemination

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.4 System Management
          Subjects: Quality assurance

General Terms:
Algorithms, Design, Management, Performance