Using a geographic decision support system to plan search and rescue operations

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 346-362

  Abi Zeid, Irène ^a   Doyon, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Geographic information system; Optimal effort allocation; Search and rescue

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION MODELS; RESCUE OPERATIONS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROBABILITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

EID: 2442575662     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2003.004357     Document Type: Article

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