Rescue information system for earthquake disasters based on MANET emergency communication platform

Abstract

When stricken by a catastrophic natural disaster, emergency rescue operation is very critical to many lives. Many people trapped in the disastrous areas under collapsed buildings or landslides may have a large chance to survive if they are rescued in "Golden 72 Hours". Victims rescued from the debris and evacuated from their home jammed in shelters need life support material to support their lives. They also need to communicate to each other for various reasons. However, communication systems were usually down due to various reasons. The loss of communication systems and information networks made the rescue and relief operation extremely difficult. Many people died before they got a chance to be rescued. This paper analyzes the causes that paralyzed the entire communication systems in Jiji/Taiwan Earthquake and proposes a MANET based communication platform as well as a Rescue Information System for Earthquake Disasters that can support a large number of rescue volunteers under catastrophic natural disasters.

A simulation study of ad hoc networking of UAVs with opportunistic resource utilization networks

“…Jang et al (2009) proposed a rescue information system for earthquakes based on MANETs of notebook PCs. Fujiwara and Watanabe (2005) proposed a hybrid wireless network, combining ad hoc networks and a cellular network, for maintaining connectivity between a base station and nodes in a disaster.…”

Comparison of Injury Epidemiology Between the Wenchuan and Lushan Earthquakes in Sichuan, China

“…On the same day as the earthquake, a small number of wounded individuals from areas outside the epicenter were admitted, and only 27.5% of patients were admitted during the subsequent 72-h "golden period" in earthquake medical rescue. 11 Approximately 33% of total patients were admitted during the second week after the earthquake. 3 After the Lushan earthquake, in contrast, we observed a clear peak in patient admissions: 160 patients (50.63%) were admitted to our hospital within the first 2 days of the disaster, and more than 95% were admitted within the first week.…”

Intrusion detection in MANET using classification algorithms: The effects of cost and model selection

“…Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) present many important advantages and have been employed in a broad range of applications such as emergency services [16], pollution monitoring [6] and vehicular networks [31]. MANETs are dynamic peer-to-peer networks, which employ multi-hop information transfer without requiring an a priori infrastructure.…”