DocumentCode :
1967368
Title :
Increasing effectiveness of early warning through smart ICT
Author :
Skrbek, Jan ; Lamr, Marian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Tech. Univ. of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
fYear :
2015
fDate :
27-29 May 2015
Firstpage :
160
Lastpage :
165
Abstract :
Ten years after tragically tsunami attack in Indian Ocean the situation in early warnings of stakeholder of natural disasters is dramatically improved, but still is not ideal. Following paper brings several critical views on current situation in a special aspect of Early Warning Systems - namely “last-mile” of communication channels in emergencies and special situation. It introduces possibilities and advantages of addressable forced broadcasting (Radio-Help) and describes a major component of its receiver - personal communication terminal. There are also mentioned the managerial aspects of distribution of emergency information and possibilities of using the suggested system in daily life.
Keywords :
alarm systems; disasters; emergency management; information technology; Indian Ocean; communication channels; early warning systems; emergencies; natural disasters; smart ICT; tsunami attack; Accidents; Alarm systems; Broadcasting; Communication channels; Receivers; Tsunami; Vehicles; Radio-Help; communication; early warning; emergency; forced broadcasting; traffic application;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology (ICoICT ), 2015 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nusa Dua
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICoICT.2015.7231415
Filename :
7231415
Link To Document :
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