Mobile Application for the Detection of UV Levels in México

Studies on the UV index (UVI) are becoming increasingly important worldwide due to the constant deterioration to which the habitat of modern man is subject. For this reason, humans get exposed to UV radiation. Solar energy is necessary for the life of living beings. However, it has also generated alterations in the ozone layer, causing the direct entry of UV rays to the earth's surface, thus generating skin diseases in humans. This research describes how information technologies (IT) help the optimal management of this problem through the development of a mobile application, which allows for the identification of the level of UV ray indices; thus, the user obtains a recommendation based on the classification proposed by the World Health Organization. This research will review the development process of the mobile application (App), as well as the connection parameters provided by the Weather Underground server, which allowed the construction of the API for the recovery of data obtained from the readings of the Meteorological Unit of the Technological University of Morelia (UM–UTM). Finally, it is important to interpret these data to help predict the circumstances that generate high levels of the UVI and propose recommendations that may benefit the user of the App. Thus helping in the care of the incidences of environmental pollutants, as well as the relevance of adopting adequate protection measures with which the human being is unfamiliar.