Enabling Communication in Emergency Response Environments
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Enabling Communication in Emergency Response Environments
Effective communication among first responders during response to natural and human-made large-scale catastrophes has increased tremendously during the last decade. However, most efforts to achieve a higher degree of effectiveness in communication lack synergy between the environment and the technology involved to support first responders operations. This article presents a natural and intuitiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sensors
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s120506380