Mobile application design of disaster rescue team tracking

Abstract

The first 72 hours is critical in saving human lives after a disaster occurred. Mobilizing many disaster rescuer team to many different places can be a daunting task. In this work, we propose a mobile-devices-based application which can be used to track the rescuer movement. The tracking records, which are displayed in a map, can be used by decision makers in command center to distribute rescuer team to places where the rescuers have not gone yet. The application can effectively reduce rescuer mobilizing time so hopefully many lives can be saved.