Context-aware framework to support situation-awareness for disaster management. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aid, Aicha; Rassoul, Idir
• Is Part Of: International journal of ad hoc and ubiquitous computing. Volume 25:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 120
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: pervasive computing -- context-awareness -- SA -- situation-awareness -- disaster management -- web service -- ubiquitous computing -- semantic web -- information filtering -- event extraction -- emergency response; Ubiquitous computing -- Periodicals; Embedded computer systems -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; Wireless communication systems -- Periodicals; Computer architecture -- Periodicals; 004.2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-8225

Abstract

When a crisis event occurs, there is a strong need for any involved decision maker to gather in short time frames relevant situational information from different available data sources, to better understand the caused disruptions. Technological devices proliferation and ICT efficiency in timely information sharing did not leave a choice to responders only to adopt them, supporting their operations. This paper proposes a framework that aims to solve challenges brought by this new paradigm of information sharing. Based on service oriented architecture, our framework relies on web service standard for Devices to make pervasive situation-awareness (SA) environment that allows seamless integration of heterogeneous devices. It also provides solutions to filter in real time received information by taking into account the decision maker's context. This context-aware mechanism plays an important role in making the data source intelligent that delivers personalised view of the situation, relevant to decision maker current needs.