SALICE project: Satellite-Assisted Localization and Communication Systems for Emergency Services

Re, E. Del; Jayousi, Sara; Morosi, Simone; Ronga, Luca Simone; Sanctis, Mauro De; Cianca, Ernestina; Ruggieri, M.; Falletti, Emanuela; Araniti, Giuseppe; Sacchi, Claudio

doi:10.1109/maes.2013.6617094

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“…The exploitation of these benefits can be favored by the adoption of reconfigurable and interoperable devices. The baseline network architecture and proposed solutions for the integration of localization and communication functionalities, which have been studied in the framework of the SALICE project [8], represent an interesting starting point for both the definition of a general system architecture and more sophisticated devices to be used in critical operation conditions. In detail, the definition and testbed implementation of the reconfigurable NAV/COM terminal based on software defined radio (SDR) technology aimed at providing emergency operators (first responders) means to achieve localization information even in light indoor conditions, which are characterized by partial visibility of satellite navigation systems.…”

Section: Emergency Heterogeneous Architectures -mentioning

confidence: 99%

Flexible heterogeneous satellite-based architecture for enhanced quality of life applications

Re¹,

Morosi

Ronga

et al. 2015

IEEE Commun. Mag.

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The future pervasive communication ecosystem can improve and enhance the quality of our everyday lives by increasing comfort and safety perception, and improving interaction and conditions of activities: remarkable quality and performance will be afforded by the synergistic use of communication, positioning, and monitoring techniques, provided by means of meshed heterogeneous architectures based on satellite and terrestrial segments. In such a scenario satellite communication will represent the missing link of the evolution of services. This article aims to describe a flexible architecture that could be adopted in the future system and discussing the open points in the development of the system as well as of its single building blocks. SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKINGEnrico POTENTIAL APPLICATION SCENARIOSThe flexibility and reconfigurability features of the proposed architecture, described in the next section, can support a large variety of services for different potential application contexts. Although already existing services may not be able to exploit all the functionalities provided by the architecture, new advanced services can be developed relying on their integration. Some examples are reported in the following. E-HEALTH AND WELL BEINGThe proposed architecture can provide solutions to some of the main problems related to the management of many patients in a care environment (hospital, rehabilitation structure, etc.) during all the different care phases and to the remote care of convalescent or home patients (for diseases such as diabetes and hypertension). The patient can be assisted "transparently" at any time through adaptive interactions between smart objects (sensors, drugs, doctors' terminals, patients, relatives, and pharmacies) that have received suitable localization and context information: the monitoring of some main parameters allows immediate assistance in case of necessity or if access to specified building areas is aided or blocked based on established relations helping the necessary patient mobility. The transparency to the user, flexibility, and cooperation between the patient, the objects, and the network are of utmost importance in the disease context and can be specifically tailored to the assistance of patients affected by specific problems or pathologies (e.g., wandering dementia). The specific operational modalities of the platform (user-oriented, object-driven, and network/context-enabled) can provide suitable solutions to the different applications.Another widespread field of interest that can be addressed by the proposed architecture is well-being systems and sport activities: in particular, people practicing a sport can share information about their activities and experiences while also being connected and monitored by means of wearable devices.The specific services for these scenarios are summarized in Fig. 2. PUBLIC SAFETYEvery member of a rescue or safety team is equipped with a portable radio transceiver, with advanced integrated navigation/ communication (...

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Section: Emergency Heterogeneous Architectures -mentioning

confidence: 99%

Flexible heterogeneous satellite-based architecture for enhanced quality of life applications

Re¹,

Morosi

Ronga

et al. 2015

IEEE Commun. Mag.

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“…The combination of SDR technology and satellite communications is described in [17]. The authors describe the results from the Satellite-Assisted Localization and Communication systems for Emergency services (SAL-ICE) project, where a reconfigurable NAVCOM device for satellite communications based on a SDR platform has been used.…”

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“…The authors correctly point out the benefits of the SDR technology to address the dynamic context of an emergency crisis, because new communication links or different modulation schemes can be used depending on the operational conditions. The authors in [17] indicate the main challenges for the implementation of the platform and present the results achieved during the SALICE project. In particular, the integration of the networking architectures and the coexistence and synchronization of the different communication systems used in the project were particularly complex.…”

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An emergency communication system based on software-defined radio

Baldini

Sturman²,

Dalode

et al. 2014

J Wireless Com Network

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Wireless telecommunications represent an important asset for public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) organizations as they improve the coordination and the distribution of information among first responders in the field. In large international disaster scenarios, many different PPDR organizations may participate to the response phase of disaster management. In this context, PPDR organizations may use different wireless communication technologies; such diversity may create interoperability barriers and degrade the coordination among first-time responders. In this paper, we present the design, the integration, and the testing of a demonstration system based on software-defined radio (SDR) technology and software communication architecture (SCA) to support PPDR operations with special focus on the provision of satellite communications. This paper describes the main components of the demonstration system, the integration activities as well as the testing scenarios, which were used to evaluate the technical feasibility. The paper also describes the main technical challenges in the implementation and integration of the demonstration system. Finally, future developments for this technology and potential deployment challenges are presented.

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“…The use of the previous mentioned technologies allows the definition of low complexity systems which can be adopted in a large variety of application contexts. Focusing on emergency management scenarios, a growing number of standardization activities and research projects addresses the topic of Emergency Services provided by satellite systems [13][14][15] and the exploitation of different communication channels (e.g. Global Navigation Satellite System [16]).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Experimental CubeSat-based Networkfor Alert Messages Broadcasting

Fanfani¹,

Morosi

Ronga

et al. 2018

JCONASENSE

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In this paper an end-to-end proof of concept of a low complexity CubeSatbased network architecture for alert dissemination is presented. The adoption of a CubeSat for alert messages broadcasting, of MAMES (Multiple Alert Message Encapsulation over Satellite) as alert messages transport protocol and of a satellite Portable SDR (Software Defined Radio) terminal as the receiver represent the key elements of the proposed architecture. The proposed system is described, highlighting the functioning of the whole "alert chain" from the generation to the reception of MAMES messages: particularly, the experimental activities carried out to prove the feasibility of the proposed alert network and the applicability of MAMES to LEO satellites are reported.

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SALICE project: Satellite-Assisted Localization and Communication Systems for Emergency Services

Cited by 31 publications

References 20 publications

Flexible heterogeneous satellite-based architecture for enhanced quality of life applications

Flexible heterogeneous satellite-based architecture for enhanced quality of life applications

An emergency communication system based on software-defined radio

Experimental CubeSat-based Networkfor Alert Messages Broadcasting

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