A Satellite based System for Managing Crisis Scenarios: the E-SPONDER Perspective

Abstract—This paper presents the work that is currently per-formed in the E-SPONDER (FP7-242411) project. E-SPONDER is a project co-funded by the European Commission under its Security Program. E-SPONDER is a suite of real-time data-centric technologies that will provide information and communication support to first responders which act during normal and abnormal events (crises). It will investigate the use of interoperable communica-tions that will facilitate the uninterruptible link between the first responders at the operations theatre and the crisis managers at the Emergency Operations Center. To achieve that, a novel architecture is introduced that brings satellite communications in the spotlight of effective first response work. The paper demonstrates the way satellite communications will be integrated to the E-SPONDER system in order to ensure always-on communications and data exchange. I