Providing local information for search and rescue using sensor-based local databases

Proceedings of the 2009 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 346, Issue , 2009, Pages 43-52

  Ergen, E ^a   Sariel Talay, S ^a   Guven, G ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disaster; Local data storage; Sensors

Indexed keywords

DATA ACCESS POINT; INFORMATION ITEMS; LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL DATA; LOCAL DATA STORAGE; LOCAL INFORMATION; MEMORY REQUIREMENTS; NATURAL DISASTERS; SEARCH AND RESCUE; SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; WIRELESS SENSOR;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SCIENCE; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; SENSOR NODES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

SENSORS;

EID: 70350139906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41052(346)5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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