Add to ORKGMobile alerts, notifications and location-based emergency warning systems are now an established part of mobile government strategies in an increasing number of countries worldwide. In Australia the national emergency warning system (NEWS) was instituted after the tragic Black Saturday Victorian Bushfires of February 2009. In the first phase, NEWS has enabled the provision of public information from the government to the citizen during emergencies anywhere and any time. Moving on from traditional short message service (SMS) notifications and cell broadcasting to more advanced location-based services, this paper provides executive-level recommendations about the viability of locationbased mobile phone services in NEWS Phase II
As the worst bushfires seen for generations in New South Wales raged across the Blue Mountains, Sout...
mediated ritual interaction; risk knowledge Mobile phones can play a vital role in ‘last-mile ’ emer...
Purpose: The frequent occurrence of emergencies and disasters continues to threaten community safety...
Location-based services can be broadly defined as any service that provides information pertinent to...
In this paper the path forward in location-based mobile phone warning systems is given against a con...
Mobile alerts and notifications and location-based emergency warning systems are now an established ...
One of the key responsibilities of any government is to communicate and disseminate safety informati...
The aim of this article is to present a case study on how modern technologies, namely mobile applica...
In emergencies governments have long utilised broadcasting media like radio and television to dissem...
Toward the regulation of ubiquitous mobile government: a case study on location-based emergency serv...
Disaster risk reduction is a core function of government. It is possible to significantly improve t...
Background There has been highly publicised concern about possible radiation health effects from mob...
Early Warning Systems (EWS) provide an effective measure for better disaster preparedness, response,...
The article presents modern notification systems and their applications in crisis situations (emerge...
This paper suggests using smartphones and community GPS application to make alerts more accurate and...
As the worst bushfires seen for generations in New South Wales raged across the Blue Mountains, Sout...
mediated ritual interaction; risk knowledge Mobile phones can play a vital role in ‘last-mile ’ emer...
Purpose: The frequent occurrence of emergencies and disasters continues to threaten community safety...
Location-based services can be broadly defined as any service that provides information pertinent to...
In this paper the path forward in location-based mobile phone warning systems is given against a con...
Mobile alerts and notifications and location-based emergency warning systems are now an established ...
One of the key responsibilities of any government is to communicate and disseminate safety informati...
The aim of this article is to present a case study on how modern technologies, namely mobile applica...
In emergencies governments have long utilised broadcasting media like radio and television to dissem...
Toward the regulation of ubiquitous mobile government: a case study on location-based emergency serv...
Disaster risk reduction is a core function of government. It is possible to significantly improve t...
Background There has been highly publicised concern about possible radiation health effects from mob...
Early Warning Systems (EWS) provide an effective measure for better disaster preparedness, response,...
The article presents modern notification systems and their applications in crisis situations (emerge...
This paper suggests using smartphones and community GPS application to make alerts more accurate and...
As the worst bushfires seen for generations in New South Wales raged across the Blue Mountains, Sout...
mediated ritual interaction; risk knowledge Mobile phones can play a vital role in ‘last-mile ’ emer...
Purpose: The frequent occurrence of emergencies and disasters continues to threaten community safety...