Ubiquitous Smart Devices and Applications for Disaster Preparedness

Author

Liao, W.P. ; Ou, Y.Z. ; Chu, E.T.H. ; Shih, C.S. ; Liu, J.W.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Nat. Tsing-Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

fYear

2012

fDate

4-7 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

764

Lastpage

770

Abstract

Recent advances in disaster prediction and detection technologies and ICT support infrastructures have enabled the generation and reliable deliveries of machine-readable early disaster alerts over all communication pathways. The emergence of ubiquitous smart devices and applications that can receive, authenticate and process standard-conforming disaster alert messages and respond by taking appropriate actions to help us to be better prepared for nature disasters is a natural next step in the advancement of disaster management technologies. We call such smart devices and applications iGaDs (intelligent Guards against Disasters). This paper describes reference architecture, key components and design of iGaDs in general and an ASIC enhancement of battery-powered iGaDs.

Keywords

disasters; ubiquitous computing; ASIC enhancement; ICT; battery-powered iGaD; communication pathways; disaster detection technologies; disaster management technologies; disaster prediction; disaster preparedness; intelligent guards against disasters; machine-readable early disaster alerts; nature disasters; reference architecture; standard-conforming disaster alert messages; ubiquitous smart devices; Application specific integrated circuits; Buildings; Earthquakes; Engines; Message systems; Tornadoes; XML; disaster preparedness; embedded devices; smart environment; ubiquitous computing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing and 9th International Conference on Autonomic & Trusted Computing (UIC/ATC), 2012 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Fukuoka

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-3084-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UIC-ATC.2012.98

Filename

6332080