An Emergency Medical Communications System by Low Altitude Platform at the Early Stages of a Natural Disaster in Indonesia

Authors:
Andri Qiantori;Agung Budi Sutiono;Hadi Hariyanto;Hirohiko Suwa;Toshizumi Ohta
Affiliations:
Graduate Department Social Intelligence and Informatics, Graduate School of Information Systems, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Research an ...;Graduate Department Social Intelligence and Informatics, Graduate School of Information Systems, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan and School of Medicine, Hasan Sadikin Hospit ...;PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Research and Development Center, Bandung, Indonesia;Graduate Department Social Intelligence and Informatics, Graduate School of Information Systems, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan;Graduate Department Social Intelligence and Informatics, Graduate School of Information Systems, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
Venue:
Journal of Medical Systems
Year:
2012

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Abstract

A natural disaster is a consequence of a natural hazard, such as a tsunami, earthquake or volcanic eruption, affecting humans. In order to support emergency medical communication services in natural disaster areas where the telecommunications facility has been seriously damaged, an ad hoc communication network backbone should be build to support emergency medical services. Combinations of requirements need to be considered before deciding on the best option. In the present study we have proposed a Low Altitude Platform consisting of tethered balloons combined with Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) 802.11 technology. To confirm that the suggested network would satisfy the emergency medical service requirements, a communications experiment, including performance service measurement, was carried out.