Crisis management and mobile devices: Extending the usage of sensor networks within an integrated system framework

8th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: From Early-Warning Systems to Preparedness and Training, ISCRAM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gomez, Elizabeth Avery ^a   Bartolacci, Michael ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis management; Environmental sentinels; Interoperable communication; Sensor networks; SMS text messaging; Training and simulation

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MESSAGE PASSING; MOBILE DEVICES; SENSOR NETWORKS; TEXT MESSAGING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SENTINELS; INFORMATION GATHERING; INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS; PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES; REAL-TIME DATA ACQUISITION; TRAINING AND SIMULATIONS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84905649997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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