• 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