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Ubiquitous GSM Technology For Early Warning & Disaster MitigationDisaster Risk Reduction Public Lecture, 19th June 2014
A Natural Disaster of Catalytic Proportions
…Brought Multiple Dimensions of Disaster Management in to Focus
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An Early Warning Would Have Saved Lives… That Warning Never Reached Those Who Needed to Know
Early Warning – a Fundamental Element of Impact Mitigation and
Disaster Management
As a Result, Over 35,000 Lives Were Lost, Needlessly
A Warning Mechanism which would be…
In the Physical Domain an Early Warning Dissemination Mechanism should
be Penetrative and Focused
Effective in Alerting Citizens at Day or Night
Comprehensible in Terms of Dialect
Directed to Specific Location or Person or Equally Applicable for Mass Dissemination
Immune to Communication Network Congestion
Affordability
Accessibility
Availability
An Effective Early Warning Mechanism also Needs to be:
Trust and Familiarity
Ubiquitous
In the Context of Sri Lanka and Other Developing
Countries in the South Asian Region, Wide and Effective
Reach Translates to…
Authentic and Irrefutable
Overridingly Reliable in Terms of Authenticity and Validity
of Prompted Action.
Challenge 2005…
Could GSM Fill That Critical Need For An Intelligent and Ubiquitous Delivery Mechanism For
National Disaster Warning ?
● Cell Broadcasting (CB)● Cell Broadcasting (CB)
● SMS● SMS
● Location Based Services (LBS)● Location Based Services (LBS)
● Device Technologies● Device Technologies
R&D Based on GSM Family of Technologies
Can GSM Be Used To Save Lives?
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Digital Empowerment
The Mobile Phone Brings to the Palm of the Citizen an Online Connectivity Device Capable of Delivering Multifaceted ICT Services
GSM Technology and the Mobile Phone have Emerged as Ubiquitous Vehicles of…
GSM Networks Deliver Ubiquitous Reach
An Early Warning via GSM can be…
Penetrative
● Alert Customisation
● Multilingual and Visual Presentation● Audible
Alarms● Device
Customization ● Cell Broadcast
for Mass Alerting Immune to Network Congestion
Focused
● Location Based Cell Broadcast And Location Directed SMS for Geographical Focused Warning Message
● SMS for Limited / Selected Recipients
Solution Concept
Research and Development Motivation
Leverage Ubiquity of GSM Networks to Establish a Widely Available Early Warning Network Through a Combination of Device and Network
InnovationsLeveraging GSM Technology to Achieve Objective of ‘Penetration and
Focus’
Conversion of a GSM Mobile in to an Alarm
Device
Prototyping of a Robust GSM (CB And
SMS) Based Alarm Device
Creation of a Suite of Fulfillment and Administrative
Technologies Capable of Supporting Early
Warning process at a National Level
Development Focus
• Development of Fulfillment and Administration Process and Technology Frameworks
• Development of a Handset Application Which Would Enable Advanced Presentation
• Handset Resident Application• Translate SMS and CB Messages in to Screen Flashes and
Audible Alarms• Tri-lingual form Encompassing Sinhala and Tamil
•Development Of A Purpose Built Alarm Device• 2.5 GSM DEWN Alarm Device• High Volume Alarms• Messaging Interfaces to Domestic Devices and Public Address
Systems( TV, Radios, Alarms, Temple/Church Bells Loudspeaker System )
Ubiquity – Affordability and Availability
Device Hierarchy
Purpose DesignedAlarm Device (Specialised Presentation)
Key Stakeholders
Java/ Symbion Capable Handsets
(Advanced Presentation)Subset of Community and Key Stakeholders
Any GSM Handset (Basic Presentation)
All Mobile Phones
DEWN Administration
Addressing
DEWN Fulfillment Technologies
System Architecture
Handset Alarm is
Activated via SMS or CB
Features
•Terminal Resident Warning Application • Customizable and Situation Specific Presentation• Downloadable over GPRS at no Cost• Customizable Alarm Tone
JAVA/ Symbian/ Microsoft Handset
Features
• Multiple Wake-up Measures• Power Source Compatibility• Back-up power – up to 10 hrs Standby• Multiple Alarm interfaces (TV, Radio)• Call-back Facility• LCD Message Panel
DEWN Remote Alarm Device
Addressing Standard GSM Handsets
Features
• Basic Warning Message• Immune to Network Congestion • Ideal for Mass Alerts• Configurable on Location Basis• Can be Delivered to a Majority of GSM Handsets
DEWN Deployment in Sri Lanka
Project Championed by Disaster Management Centre (DMC ) under
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights
Disaster Warning Eco System
DEWN has Wide Applicability
…and a Variety of “ Micro “ Applications
1. Flood
2. Dam Burst
3. Epidemic
4. Forest Fire
5. Bomb Explosion
6. Chemical Hazard
Commended at The World GSM Awards, Barcelona (2007)
Recipient of the ‘Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research Partnerships’ Awarded by the National Science Foundation in Nov 2006
Winner of ‘Overall Gold’ and Gold in the ‘R&D Category’ at the National Best Quality Software Awards in Oct 2006
Overall Commendation for ‘Leveraging GSM In The Community’, by Vodafone
(Cairo, Nov 2006)
Recognition
DEWN API & Web Application (Server Application)
Mobile Application (iOS & Android)
DEWN 2.0 Watch this Space…
Thank You