Development of USN based disaster prevention system in South Korea

Authors:
Dae-Hyun Ryu;Seung-Hoon Nam
Affiliations:
Department of IT, Hansei University, Gyunggi-Do, Korea;Division of Metrology for Quality Life, Korea Research Institute Standard Science, Daejeon-Si, Korea
Venue:
CSECS'08 Proceedings of the 7th conference on Circuits, systems, electronics, control and signal processing
Year:
2008

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Abstract

It is possible to construct a systematic and efficient disaster prevention system utilizing ubiquitous sensor networks and wired/wireless communication infrastructure. In this paper, we suggest and design a USN (Ubiquitous Sensor Network) platform to prevent man-maid disasters based on the scenario of a gas leak explosion. Using our proposed system, we can monitor and control relevant facilities in real-time and can protect people within the disaster area by deciding on a course of action before the disaster occurs and quickly informing affected people what the appropriate course of action is. Thus affected individuals would be able to evacuate to a safer area. In addition, timely information about an impending disaster allows for the possibility of preventing a disaster from occurring by removing the root cause. This system may be the key component to new policy that places the safety of citizens as a top priority.