Dmt - an integrated disaster management tool

Abstract

This paper describes a system aimed at realizing an efficient flow of information to and from all involved parties in disaster response missions. The system is called Disaster Management Tool (DMT). It is comprised of hardware and software and tightly integrates satellite based rapid mapping, communication and navigation. We describe the background, motivation and objectives that are guiding its development as well as details on the system design and implementation. The system has been through a number of field tests. In particular we give experimental insights obtained from participating in the Assessment Courses (AMC) on Cyprus in 2008 and 2009. The DMT is a work in progress and we give an outlook on the future foreseen developments. © 2009 WIT Press.