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Key concepts in disaster response are level of preparedness, response times, sustaining the response and coordinating the response. Effective disaster response requires a well-developed command and control framework that promotes the flow of information. The Sensor Web is an emerging technology concept that can enhance the tempo of disaster response. We describe how a satellite-based system for regional vegetation fire detection is being evolved into a fully-fledged Sensor Web application.
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Terhorst, A. et al. (2008). Using the Sensor Web to Detect and Monitor the Spread of Vegetation Fires in Southern Africa. In: Nittel, S., Labrinidis, A., Stefanidis, A. (eds) GeoSensor Networks. GSN 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4540. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79996-2_13
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