[Swarmfest2007] Poster Abstract

[Alec Pawling]

WIPER: Leveraging the Cell Phone Network for Emergency Response 

Poster Presentation

Timothy Schoenharl, Ryan Bravo, Alec Pawling, and Greg Madey
{tschoenh,rbravo,apawling,address@hidden
University of Notre Dame
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
384 Fitzpatrick Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556

This poster describes the Wireless Phone-based
Emergency Response (WIPER) system. WIPER is designed to
provide emergency planners and responders with an integrated
system that will help to detect possible emergencies, as well as to
suggest and evaluate possible courses of action to deal with the
emergency. The system is designed as a distributed system using
web services and the service oriented architecture. Components
of the system for detecting and mitigating emergency situations
can be added and removed from the system as the need arises.
WIPER is designed to evaluate potential plans of action using a
series of GIS-enabled Agent-Based simulations that are grounded
on realtime data from cell phone network providers. The system
relies on the DDDAS concept, the interactive use of partial
aggregate and detailed realtime data to continuously update the
system, which ensures that simulations always present timely and
pertinent data. WIPER presents information to users through a
web-based interface of several overlaid layers of information,
allowing users rich detail and flexibility.