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
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