Disaster Information/Communication System … Information/Communication System Using Vehicles as Communication Hub Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) JAPAN 1 Introduction

Disaster Information/Communication SystemUsing Vehicles as Communication Hub

Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC)JAPAN

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Introduction

• Vehicles may provide more than transportation:– Physical shelter– Electric power source– Radio Communication

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Introduction

• Communication was literally vital– Driven by electric power– Vehicles may produce electric power

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Gas

Dynamo(Generator)

Battery

Introduction

• Emerging efforts to bring radio into vehicles

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Wi-Fi

WhiteSpace ITS

Sub-Giga

(DRAFT)Standard Framework

Contains use case examples

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Scope of the standard

• The cycle of integrated disaster management

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Reference:E. Asimakopoulou and N.Bessis, “Advanced ICTs for Disaster Management and Threat Detection (Collaborative and Distributed Frameworks)”, published by Information Science Publishing (2010)

disaster normal

Framework

• %survival in the China Sichuan Earthquake

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Reference: Live report: 7.0-magnitude quake hits SW China's Sichuan, China Daily (2013)http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/20/content_16425393.htm

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/20/content_16425393.htm

Framework

• %survival and #people rescued by DMAT*

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Comm network established

DMAT

Self-Defense Forces

Search

Peak of people rescued

Outbreak of disaster 24hours 48hours 72hours

limited due to no command control

increased as commnetwork grew

But, survival rate decreased

#people rescued

%survival

* Disaster Medical Assistant Team

Rescue

Framework

• %survival and #people rescued by DMAT*

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limited due to no command control

* Disaster Medical Assistant Team

Comm needed!

Framework

• Comm. resources after the outbreak of disaster

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Reference: Overview of Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery, ITU-T (2014)http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/drnrr/Documents/fg-drnrr-tech-rep-2014-1-Overview.pdf

72hours

(Alternative)

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/drnrr/Documents/fg-drnrr-tech-rep-2014-1-Overview.pdf

Framework

• Comm. resources after the outbreak of disaster

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Reference: Overview of Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery, ITU-T (2014)http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/drnrr/Documents/fg-drnrr-tech-rep-2014-1-Overview.pdf

72hours

(Alternative)

Alt comm needed!

Use vehicles!

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/drnrr/Documents/fg-drnrr-tech-rep-2014-1-Overview.pdf

Framework

• 3 major functions for disaster info/comm system

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Outbreak of disaster

Response stageAcute phase

Collecting info on survivors and road availability

Delivering info to professional team

Sharing info among citizens(Messages on evacuation site, safety confirmation and logistics for professional recovery team)

Approx. 72 hours from outbreak

Recovery stage

Delivering info toprofessional team

Framework

• Big picture

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Cloud

Sharing infoamong public

Outside disaster area The Internet

Wi-Fi

Private carVehicle in Public Service

Cellular etc.

Evacuation site B

Wi-Fi



Wi-FiSub-Giga

Vehicular Comm. over White Space

Vehicle in Public Service

Collecting info on survivors and road

availability

OfficialVehicle

Disaster control center

Dedicated communication for official service

Disaster area

Evacuation site A

Use case examples

• Sharing information among citizens

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Cloud

Outside disaster area The Internet Evacuation site A


Evacuation site B

Sub-giga

Disaster areaVehicle in Public Service

Wi-Fi

Use case examples


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Cloud


Wi-Fi


Evacuation site B

Deliver messages to the evacuation site Sub-giga

Disaster areaVehicle in Public Service

Wi-Fi

Use case examples


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Cloud


Wi-Fi


Evacuation site B

Wi-Fi

Share messages among evacuation sites


Disaster area



Wi-Fi

Use case examples


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Cloud

Upload messagesto the Internet


Wi-Fi


Cellular etc.

Evacuation site B

Wi-Fi

Share messages among evacuation sites


Disaster area



Wi-Fi

Use case examples

• Emergency call system

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Use case examples

• Emergency call system– Smart phone interfaces for ambulance request

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Collected Use Cases20

Requirements

• System architecture

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Conclusion

1. We built the first draft standard framework.– Communication is very important at acute phase.– Template for use case collection.

2. We proposed use cases based on our experiences.– Search & rescue– Information sharing– Emergency call

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Use vehicles as communication hub!

Schedule

1. Harness use cases from all Asia-Pacific experiences.2. Develop “Use case report” in EG-BSG at ASTAP-26,

2016.

3. Suggest building “System standard” in EG-DRMRSto ASTAP-28, 2017

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Thank you!

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