Ballooned Wireless Mesh Network for Emergency Information System

Abstract

In this paper, a ballooned wireless network is proposed to promptly insure communication means to grasp the information with disaster area, resident's safety and relief goods on the occurrence of disaster. By combining multiple ballooned wireless networks, an adhoc network is organized in the sky on the disaster area, shelters or interrupted communication area as urgent communication means.The system configuration and its function are described. A prototype system is constructed to evaluate its function and performance through several disaster applications such as WIide area Disaster Information and Sharing System, VoIP, and omni-directional video surveillance system.

Emergency Response Communications and Associated Security Challenges

“…A ballooned wireless mesh network is proposed to provide reliable communication means for exchanging information relating to disaster area, resident's safety and relief services during emergency situations [15]. The system comprises of multiple ballooned wireless nodes, which are hanged 40 meters above in the sky, fixed access point, mobile notebook PCs and wireless IP phones as shown in figure 11.…”

Wireless Distributed Network System for Relief Activities after Disasters A Construction Policy of Heterogeneous Network Architecture

“…• take some time to fall out of the sky • are not many helicopters in local government Shibata's group proposed to use a balloon system for the communication between shelters and performed some basic experiments in [5]. This balloon system has a potential to compensate the ability of our system, that is, this enables communication between shelters among which a large obstacle such as a large building and a hill lies.…”