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In case of disasters such as earthquakes, flooding, fires, etc., Commanders and Team leaders need to organize teams of FR to find possible victims or prevent further spreading of disastrous consequences. Before sending FR, it is essential to have a detailed...
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The Japanese trial pilot organized by Kwansei Gakuin University’s Intelligent Blockchain+ Innovation Research Center (KGU/IBIRC) was held at Hyogo Prefectural Disaster Management and Training Center in Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on July 26, 2021. As...
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During a rescue mission, it is paramount to ensure the quality of the communications in the field allowing all operators and devices to exchange information in a timely manner, thus supporting de decision-making process. The FASTER project is aware of this...
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No phone? No power? No network? FASTER to the ResCuE Is there really a tool able to ensure that critical information can reach citizens and First Responders? Actually, there is!!! It is called ResCuE (RESilient CommUnications Equipment), it has been developed by...
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The risks that emergency teams are exposed to when they arrive at a disaster scene can be considerable. They have the challenging but essential task of entering unknown environments like collapsed, flooded or burned areas among others, compromising their own lives....
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In the scope of project FASTER, the two Portuguese partners of the project (Municipality of Grândola and INOV – Investigation, Technology and Innovation) organized on the 27.th of May an evaluation workshop for tools and solution that are being developed within...