Record |
Author |
Mikael Asplund; Trishan R. De Lanerolle; Christopher Fei; Prasanna Gautam; Ralph A. Morelli; Simin Nadjm-Tehrani; Gustav Nykvist |
Title |
Wireless ad hoc dissemination for search and rescue |
Type |
Conference Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2010 |
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Keywords |
Android (operating system); Disasters; Electric network topology; Energy efficiency; Information dissemination; Information systems; Open source software; Android; Disaster areas; Foss; Partition-tolerant; Physical testbeds; Wireless ad hoc networks |
Abstract |
In search and rescue scenarios local information on victims and other finds needs to be disseminated rapidly to other rescue workers and team leaders. However, post disaster scenarios may imply the collapse of information infrastructure including cellular communication and Internet connectivity. Even if we consider wireless ad hoc communication as a means of information dissemination we should count on frequent loss of connectivity in the network due to unpredictable mobility and sparse network topologies. In this paper we present the realization of an existing manycast protocol (random walk gossip) on commodity handheld devices running the Android platform. This communication mode is used to demonstrate the potential for distributed information dissemination on victims and finds. The application layer is an adaptation of an existing surveying information tool (POSIT) which is now fully decentralized and relies on text communication to achieve energy efficiency. |
Address |
Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Sweden; Trinity College, Hartford, CT, United States |
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Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Seattle, WA |
Editor |
S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
Original Title |
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Series Editor |
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Series Volume |
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Series Issue |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
2411-3387 |
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Track |
Open Track |
Expedition |
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Conference |
7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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Call Number |
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Serial |
276 |
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