In all disaster management mission areas such as prevention, protection, mitigation,
response and recovery, the first pressing need is to establish a communication network for …

Disasters are exceptional events that are either man made, such as terrorist attacks, or
natural, such as earthquakes, wildfires and floods. Disasters create emergency situations …

In this paper, the secrecy performance of a mixed free space optical (FSO)/radio frequency
(RF) integrated satellite-high altitude platform (HAP) relaying networks for terrestrial …

Wireless Public Safety Networks, Volume One: Overview and Challenges presents the latest
advances in the wireless Public Safety Networks (PSNs) field, the networks established by …

Quickly establishing a temporary communication system to support emergency management
is one of the most urgent tasks in the disaster relief mission. To facilitate the rescue teams …

Serval is an open-source, delay-tolerant wireless ad-hoc networking system designed to
allow communications anywhere and anytime, despite the total loss of supporting …

We propose a new model of aerial wireless emergency communication system which can
satisfy a rapid and reliable communication with the outside world in disaster area. The …

Specialized ad hoc networks of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been playing
increasingly important roles in applications for homeland defense and security. Common …

In this paper, the current trends and the most recent advancements in the utilization of
aerospace communications for emergency rescue applications will be discussed, with a …

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are promising
assets to support rescue operations in natural or man-made disasters. Most UGVs and UAVs …