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  • Publication
    Forest fires: proactive and reactive surveillance employing in-situ, aerial, and space technology
    (2013-04-08) ; ; ;
    Pierantonios Papazoglou
    ;
    Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis
    ;
    Kyriacos Themistocleous
    ;
    Silas Michaelides
    ;
    George Papadavid
    Employing technological advances in communications along with the available aerial and space platforms can enable us, to setup a safety monitoring and management system for delivering proactive and reactive surveillance of our forests. This work stresses the importance of protecting our forests considering the socioeconomic impact they have on our world. It also outlines the available platform technologies and proposes a tool for setting up a monitoring system that employs current technologies. This tool simulates forest fires and uses wireless sensors to monitor the fire. Results show that the number and the location of the sensors in a forest are critical in increasing the chances of sensing the fire on time. Since positioning sensors in an organized manner within a forest is tedious if not impossible to implement, it is recommended that areas with higher flammability are equipped with greater number of sensors.
  • Publication
    Advanced Mission Critical Communication in Maritime Search and Rescue Actions
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics, 2023) ;
    Zdravko Paladin
    ;
    Emmanouil Fountoulakis
    ;
    Žarko Lukšić
    ;
    Nexhat Kapidani
    ;
    Dražen Ribar
    Successful maritime search and rescue (SAR) missions and real-time information exchange among first responder organizations (FRs) and command/coordination centers, fully rely on straightforward information flow and accurate communication channels, supported by novel data sharing technologies, advanced network connections, and interoperable platforms. Therefore, SAR actions at sea, as an integral part of the national maritime safety system, are supported with mission-critical communication (MCC) networks and devices. The paper presents the analysis of SAR operational and communication specifics, use cases and technical efficiency increasing in the maritime safety framework, with a focus on specific operational capabilities of MCC, connection networks, devices, and procedures for maritime distress communication. Further to MCC, the paper provides insight into the 5G network applied in maritime SAR and communications. The case study consists of an elaboration of the Mission Critical Communication platform components and X/BELLO tool, a secure 5G application that allows real-time information exchange, deployed under the RESPOND-A project approach. These systems represent the technical part of the SAR pilot of the EU RESPOND-A project showcasing the opportunities to strengthen the operational framework of maritime FRs and improve their joint mission performance.
  • Publication
    Forest fires: proactive and reactive surveillance employing in-situ, aerial, and space technology
    (2013-04-08) ; ; ;
    Pierantonios Papazoglou
    ;
    Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis
    ;
    Kyriacos Themistocleous
    ;
    Silas Michaelides
    ;
    George Papadavid
    Employing technological advances in communications along with the available aerial and space platforms can enable us, to setup a safety monitoring and management system for delivering proactive and reactive surveillance of our forests. This work stresses the importance of protecting our forests considering the socioeconomic impact they have on our world. It also outlines the available platform technologies and proposes a tool for setting up a monitoring system that employs current technologies. This tool simulates forest fires and uses wireless sensors to monitor the fire. Results show that the number and the location of the sensors in a forest are critical in increasing the chances of sensing the fire on time. Since positioning sensors in an organized manner within a forest is tedious if not impossible to implement, it is recommended that areas with higher flammability are equipped with greater number of sensors.