Broadband communications for disaster response

Space Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 167-177

  Bostian, C W ^a   Midkiff, S F ^a   Kurgan, W M ^b   Carstensen, L W ^a   Sweeney, D G ^a   Gallagher, T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel sounder; Disaster communications; Geographic Information System (GIS); Lidar; LMDS; Rapid deployment network; Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; CHANNEL CAPACITY; DISASTER PREVENTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DISASTER RESPONSE;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037693177     PISSN: 09248625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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2. Trade Center attack shows vulnerability of telecom network, Wall Street Journal (October 19) (2001), A1.
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11. Keeping Post-Disaster rescuers connected, Wall Street Journal (August 28) (2001), B1.
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