dc.contributor |
Escola Politècnica Superior de Castelldefels |
dc.contributor |
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GCM - Grup de Caracterització de Materials |
dc.contributor |
Rojas Gregorio, José Ignacio |
dc.contributor.author |
Hochstein, Jason |
dc.contributor.author |
Rasheed, Adam |
dc.contributor.author |
Stone, Jennifer |
dc.contributor.author |
Coffey, Emily |
dc.contributor.author |
Martin, Annie |
dc.contributor.author |
Qiang, Feng |
dc.contributor.author |
Christensen, Ian A. |
dc.contributor.author |
Borrero del Pino, Cristina |
dc.date |
2008 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2117/2881 |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
dc.subject |
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil |
dc.subject |
Earthquake hazard analysis |
dc.subject |
Earthquake prediction |
dc.subject |
earthquake response |
dc.subject |
simulation |
dc.subject |
space- and ground-based technologies |
dc.subject |
TREMOR |
dc.subject |
disaster management |
dc.subject |
Terratrèmols |
dc.subject |
Terratrèmols -- Predicció |
dc.title |
Improved earthquake response via simulation and integrated space- and ground-based technologies: the TREMOR proposal |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper |
dc.description.abstract |
Earthquakes occurring around the world each year cause thousands of
deaths, millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure, and incalculable
human suffering. In recent years, satellite technology has been a
significant boon to response efforts following an earthquake and its
after-effects by providing mobile communications between response teams
and remote sensing of damaged areas to disaster management organizations.
In 2007, an international team of students and professionals assembled
during the
International Space University’s Summer Session Program in Beijing, China
to examine how satellite and ground-based technology could be better
integrated to provide an optimised response in the event of an earthquake.
The resulting Technology Resources for Earthquake MOnitoring and Response
(TREMOR) proposal describes an integrative prototype response system that
will implement mobile satellite communication hubs providing telephone and
data links between response teams, onsite telemedicine consultation for
emergency first-responders, and satellite navigation systems that will
locate and track emergency vehicles and guide search-and-rescue crews. A
prototype earthquake simulation system is also proposed, integrating
historical data, earthquake precursor data, and local geomatics and
infrastructure information to predict the damage that could occur in the
event of an earthquake. The backbone of these proposals is a comprehensive
education and training program to help individuals, communities and
governments prepare in advance. The TREMOR team recommends the
coordination of these efforts through a centralised, non-governmental
organization. |