Introduction
NewBorn, a recycling platform developed based on SuperMap GIS that brings idle resources back to life, is an award-winning work of the SuperMap GIS Contest.
With the advancement of the Internet and the per capita consumption level, people are used to “chasing after the new” in consumption, and the product replacement cycle is relatively short. A large number of idle resources and waste materials generated in this process are gradually occupying people’s living spaces and affecting people’s life quality. Providing convenient and satisfactory resource processing services for the market has become the key to freeing people’s living space.
The team combined the powerful analysis functions of GIS to deeply explore the actual needs of users, managers, and recyclers, combined with WebGIS and mobile GIS, developed and designed a recycling platform that can bring idle resources back to life - NewBorn.
The platform is divided into the web terminal, mobile terminal, and WeChat applet: the web terminal is for management personnel of the recycling site; the mobile terminal has a user terminal and employee terminal; and the applet is for the public.
Improve utilization of idle resources with GIS development
• Streamline resource recovery with GIS spatiotemporal analysis capabilities
With the GIS space-time analysis function, the platform enables the streamlined processing of resource recycling, supports the tracking of the whereabouts of recycled goods, and can also provide timely feedback of order follow-up information, optimizes user experience, and is conducive to enhancing the enthusiasm for resource recycling.
• Create a one-stop idle material recycling platform to enable the rapid circulation of idle resources
The platform achieves one-stop recycling of idle materials, allowing idle resources to circulate quickly, helping the development of a circular economy, not only promoting the recycling of resources but also contributing to the construction of a conservation-oriented society, making more effective use of resources and reducing material entry into the natural environment.
• Visualize the reduced carbon footprint in resource recycling and create positive incentives for users to reduce carbon
The platform innovatively developed the carbon footprint function, which can visualize the carbon footprint reduced in resource recycling, form positive incentives for users to reduce carbon, increase the enthusiasm of the whole people to participate, help users practice the willingness of green lifestyle, and facilitates the transition of the economy and to be green and low-carbon.
• Using GIS technology to facilitate recycling site management operations
The platform uses GIS and other technologies to help the management and operation of recycling sites. Through the strong advantages of GIS in information collection, data analysis, and result output, it strengthens the acquisition and analysis of recycling information and enhances management personnel’s control over the recycling market.
NewBorn—a recycling platform that brings idle resources back to life can, to a certain extent, achieve the recycling of idle materials in users’ homes. Idle resources can be used again in the hands of other users, and can also enter the recycling process to become new products. The platform enriches the renewable waste recycling system, improves the utilization level of idle resources, is conducive to protecting the ecological environment, alleviates the shortage of resources to a certain extent, and contributes to the sustainable development of the economy and society.
