Synergy of monitoring and security

Sara Casciati , Zhi Cong Chen , Lucia Faravelli , Michele Vece

Abstract

An ongoing research project is devoted to the design and implementation of a satellite based asset tracking for supporting emergency management in crisis operations. Due to the emergency environment, one has to rely on a low power consumption wireless communication. Therefore, the communication hardware and software must be designed to match requirements, which can only be foreseen at the level of more or less likely scenarios. The latter aspect suggests a deep use of a simulator (instead of a real network of sensors) to cover extreme situations. The former power consumption remark suggests the use of a minimal computer (Raspberry Pi) as data collector.

Key Words

critical asset tracking; crisis operation; GNSS sensor; wireless sensor network; ZigBee

Address

Sara Casciati — Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, DICAr, University of Catania at Siracusa, Piazza Federico di Svevia 1, Siracusa 96100, Italy
Zhi Cong Chen — Institute of Micro/Nano Devices and Solar Cell, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, QiShan Campus, Fuzhou 350108, China
Lucia Faravelli and Michele Vece — Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, DICAr, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 3, Pavia 27100, Italy

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