NDLI: SOSCast: Location Estimation of Immobilized Persons through SOS Message Propagation

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Suzuki, N. Zamora, J.L.F. Kashihara, S. Yamaguchi, S.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This paper proposes the design of SOS Cast, an application that will assist the search for immobilized persons in a disaster area. When a catastrophic disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami occurs, people may be injured and trapped in damaged buildings and debris. Note that a prompt rescue operation during the first 72 hours is critical in saving many lives. However, it is difficult for immobilized persons to ask for help because conventional communication services such as cellular phone networks are quite likely to be severely damaged. In a particular affected area, the SOS Cast propagates SOS messages from immobilized persons through a direct communication between smart phones. By collecting these SOS messages, rescuers can estimate the locations of the immobilized persons and view it on their smart phones. We have shown in our preliminary experiment within a residential area that SOS Cast is capable of estimating the location of an immobilized person based on the collected SOS messages.
Starting Page	428
Ending Page	435
File Size	521033
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467322799
e-ISBN	9781467322812
DOI	10.1109/iNCoS.2012.101
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-09-19
Publisher Place	Romania
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Location estimation Bluetooth Disaster network Buildings Estimation Store-Carry-Forward Routing Sensors Smartphone Smart phones Global Positioning System
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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