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  5. 10.46354/i3m.2019.dhss.002

Establishing a mesh communication backbone for disaster management: proof of concept

  • a Chamnan Kumsap  ,
  • b Somsarit Sinnung  , 
  • c Suriyawate Boonthalarath  
  • abc Defence Technology Institute Ban Mai, Thailand 
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Kumsap C., Sinnung S., Boonthalarath S. (2019). Establishing a mesh communication backbone for disaster management: proof of concept. Proceedings of the 9th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop (DHSS 2019), pp. 10-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2019.dhss.002.
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Abstract

This article addresses the establishment of a mesh communication backbone to facilitate a near real-time and seamless communications channel for disaster data management at its proof of concept stage. A complete function of the data communications is aimed at the input in near real-time of texts, photos, live HD videos of the incident to originate the disaster data management of a military unit responsible for prevention and solving disaster problems and in need of a communication backbone that links data from a Response Unit to an Incident Command Station. The functions of data flow were tested in lab and at fields. Texts encompassing registered name, latitude, longitude, sent time were sent from concurrent 6 responders. Photos and full HD live videos were successfully sent to a laptop Incident Command Station. However, a disaster database management system was needed to store data sent by the Response Unit. Quantitative statistics were suggested for a more substantial proof of concept and subject to further studies.

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