Title :
Satellite-aided Search and Rescue (SAR) System
Author_Institution :
Satellite Res. & Dev. Center, SUPARCO, Lahore
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICAST.2006.313795
