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GPS-based solution for tracking and protecting humanitarians in conflict zones
Vitaveska Lanfranchi
author
Nadia Noori
author
Tudor Sirbu
author
2018
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY (USA)
English
The operational environment in which humanitarians operate is unstable and high-risk; when operating in such environments, time becomes a critical factor. Thus, real-time location systems (RTLS) are often deployed in the operational environment to provide awareness of the location of personnel and assets in real-time that would support an informed decision making in the event of responding to emergency. Whilst standard RTLS are very precise, they are not suitable to outdoor spaces; GPS position technology can be used to identify the location of objects and people and to track them. In this paper, first, we present a description of threat scenarios identified based on information from existing security incidents datasets and from interviews with aid workers and security professionals operating in high-risk regions. Second, we describe the implementation of a GPS-based real-time location tracking and alert system for humanitarians operating in conflict zones that supports the identified scenarios.
Humanitarian aid work
Real-time location systems
security threats
threat detections
situational awareness.
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VitaveskaLanfranchi_etal2018
ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings – 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Iscram 2018
Kees Boersma
editor
Brian Tomaszeski
editor
ISCRAM 2018 Conference Proceedings - 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
2018
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY (USA)
conference publication
334
349
978-0-692-12760-5
2411-3387
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