Middleware service oriented rescue and crime information on cloud (RCIC) using heterogeneous nodes in WSNs

Human civilisation continues to be plagued by problems of crime and is often left defenceless and ill-equipped each time a natural disaster occurs. A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) can be used to keep track of the ground situation in a crime scene or when a natural calamity occurs. Cloud computing can be utilised to enhance the capabilities of the sensors. We propose a system called Rescue and Crime Information on Cloud (RCIC). It consists of sensor nodes that together form a cloud based MANET. Such a network of sensors will depend on the cloud for additional computational power, storage and management of data. The data obtained by the sensors are sent to the cloud, where it is processed, analysed and normalised by the Middleware. These values are then passed on to a special system known as the Rescue and Crime Information System (RCIS). The RCIS will display the severity rate along with other required information about each event. The proposed RCIC will help in detecting occurrences of natural and man-made disasters along with criminal activities. The RCIC will help concerned authorities to keep tabs on such events and respond in times of an emergency.