A WiFi public address system for disaster management
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Nicholas Andrade1, Douglas A Palmer, Leslie A Lenert
1Jacobs School of Engineering and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Techology, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Abstract:
The WiFi Bullhorn is designed to assist emergency workers in the event of a disaster situation by offering a rapidly configurable wireless of public address system for disaster sites. The current configuration plays either pre recorded or custom recorded messages and utilizes 802.11b networks for communication. Units can be position anywhere wireless coverage exists to help manage crowds or to recall first responders from dangerous areas.
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