DocumentCode
1563985
Title
Satellite-aided Search and Rescue (SAR) System
Author
Ahmed, Maqsood
Author_Institution
Satellite Res. & Dev. Center, SUPARCO, Lahore
fYear
2006
Firstpage
43
Lastpage
48
Abstract
To carry out search and rescue of the peoples in distress on the distressed aircrafts/vessels, or on land, at sea or in a remote mountainous region, there are a number of different search and rescue systems and methods that are being used by the different national search and rescue organizations worldwide. In this paper the main terrestrial search and rescue (SAR) system that are in use are discussed in brief and a satellite-aided search and rescue (SAR) system COSPAS-SARSAT is discussed in detail highlighting its benefits over other SAR Systems
Keywords
remote sensing by radar; search radar; spaceborne radar; COSPAS-SARSAT; SAR; satellite aid; search and rescue system; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Artificial satellites; Disaster management; Marine safety; Marine vehicles; Mirrors; Personnel; Research and development; Satellite broadcasting;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advances in Space Technologies, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Islamabad
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0515-7
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-0515-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICAST.2006.313795
Filename
4106406
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