Emergency Communication
The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) caused immense damage and congestion in telephone infrastructure, including 1.9 million fixed-line services and 29,000 mobile phone base stations. Government radio communication infrastructure was also serious...
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okr-10986-161552021-04-23T14:03:27Z Emergency Communication Shaw, Rajib Peary, Brett Ideta, Ai Takeuchi, Yukiko ACCESS TO INTERNET AFTERSHOCKS BACKUP BACKUP POWER BACKUP SYSTEMS BASIC BROADBAND BROADCASTING CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURES COMMUNICATION NETWORK COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS COMMUNITIES COMPUTER APPLICATIONS COMPUTERS DATA STREAM DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO DISASTER DISASTER COMMUNICATION DISASTER EMERGENCY DISASTER INFORMATION DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS DISASTER SITES DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE ELECTRICITY EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY CALLS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT EVACUATION FLOODING GENERATORS HUMAN RESOURCES IMAGES ISDN MEDIA MESSAGING MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICES MOBILE TERMINALS PHONES PORTABLE RADIO POWER SUPPLIES PROGRAMMING PUBLISHING RADIO RADIO BROADCASTING RADIO COMMUNICATION RADIO COMMUNICATIONS RADIO RELAY RADIO STATION RADIO STATIONS RADIOS RECORDINGS RELIABILITY RELIEF SAFETY SATELLITE SEARCH SEARCH AND RESCUE SITES SUBSCRIBER LINES TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEVISION TRANSMISSION TSUNAMI TYPHOONS USERS USES VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINALS VICTIMS VIDEO VSAT WEBSITES WIRELESS WIRELESS LAN WIRELESS LAN TECHNOLOGY The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) caused immense damage and congestion in telephone infrastructure, including 1.9 million fixed-line services and 29,000 mobile phone base stations. Government radio communication infrastructure was also seriously damaged. Voice messages were widely used to confirm whether family members and relatives were safe, and satellite phones played a crucial role in emergency communication during the response stage. Social media was extensively used for search and rescue, as well as for fundraising. Social media and community radio reach two distinct age groups: social media for the younger generation and community radio for the older generation. Communication infrastructure is indispensable in securing government functions and protecting lives and property during disasters. Communication systems are used to disseminate warnings to the public, to enable search and rescue organizations to communicate among themselves, and to confirm the safety of family members and relatives. Community radios can provide local information such as times and locations where emergency water and food supplies or relief goods will be delivered. 2013-10-15T21:11:24Z 2013-10-15T21:11:24Z 2012-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024145/energy-communication http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16155 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Japan |
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ACCESS TO INTERNET AFTERSHOCKS BACKUP BACKUP POWER BACKUP SYSTEMS BASIC BROADBAND BROADCASTING CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURES COMMUNICATION NETWORK COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS COMMUNITIES COMPUTER APPLICATIONS COMPUTERS DATA STREAM DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO DISASTER DISASTER COMMUNICATION DISASTER EMERGENCY DISASTER INFORMATION DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS DISASTER SITES DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE ELECTRICITY EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY CALLS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT EVACUATION FLOODING GENERATORS HUMAN RESOURCES IMAGES ISDN MEDIA MESSAGING MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICES MOBILE TERMINALS PHONES PORTABLE RADIO POWER SUPPLIES PROGRAMMING PUBLISHING RADIO RADIO BROADCASTING RADIO COMMUNICATION RADIO COMMUNICATIONS RADIO RELAY RADIO STATION RADIO STATIONS RADIOS RECORDINGS RELIABILITY RELIEF SAFETY SATELLITE SEARCH SEARCH AND RESCUE SITES SUBSCRIBER LINES TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEVISION TRANSMISSION TSUNAMI TYPHOONS USERS USES VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINALS VICTIMS VIDEO VSAT WEBSITES WIRELESS WIRELESS LAN WIRELESS LAN TECHNOLOGY |
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ACCESS TO INTERNET AFTERSHOCKS BACKUP BACKUP POWER BACKUP SYSTEMS BASIC BROADBAND BROADCASTING CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURES COMMUNICATION NETWORK COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS COMMUNITIES COMPUTER APPLICATIONS COMPUTERS DATA STREAM DIGITAL DIGITAL AUDIO DISASTER DISASTER COMMUNICATION DISASTER EMERGENCY DISASTER INFORMATION DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS DISASTER SITES DISASTERS EARTHQUAKE ELECTRICITY EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY CALLS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT EVACUATION FLOODING GENERATORS HUMAN RESOURCES IMAGES ISDN MEDIA MESSAGING MOBILE DEVICES MOBILE NETWORKS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOBILE SERVICES MOBILE TERMINALS PHONES PORTABLE RADIO POWER SUPPLIES PROGRAMMING PUBLISHING RADIO RADIO BROADCASTING RADIO COMMUNICATION RADIO COMMUNICATIONS RADIO RELAY RADIO STATION RADIO STATIONS RADIOS RECORDINGS RELIABILITY RELIEF SAFETY SATELLITE SEARCH SEARCH AND RESCUE SITES SUBSCRIBER LINES TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE INFRASTRUCTURE TELEPHONE NETWORK TELEVISION TRANSMISSION TSUNAMI TYPHOONS USERS USES VERY SMALL APERTURE TERMINALS VICTIMS VIDEO VSAT WEBSITES WIRELESS WIRELESS LAN WIRELESS LAN TECHNOLOGY Shaw, Rajib Peary, Brett Ideta, Ai Takeuchi, Yukiko Emergency Communication |
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE)
caused immense damage and congestion in telephone
infrastructure, including 1.9 million fixed-line services
and 29,000 mobile phone base stations. Government radio
communication infrastructure was also seriously damaged.
Voice messages were widely used to confirm whether family
members and relatives were safe, and satellite phones played
a crucial role in emergency communication during the
response stage. Social media was extensively used for search
and rescue, as well as for fundraising. Social media and
community radio reach two distinct age groups: social media
for the younger generation and community radio for the older
generation. Communication infrastructure is indispensable in
securing government functions and protecting lives and
property during disasters. Communication systems are used to
disseminate warnings to the public, to enable search and
rescue organizations to communicate among themselves, and to
confirm the safety of family members and relatives.
Community radios can provide local information such as times
and locations where emergency water and food supplies or
relief goods will be delivered. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Shaw, Rajib Peary, Brett Ideta, Ai Takeuchi, Yukiko |
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Shaw, Rajib Peary, Brett Ideta, Ai Takeuchi, Yukiko |
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Shaw, Rajib |
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Emergency Communication |
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Emergency Communication |
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Emergency Communication |
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Emergency Communication |
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Emergency Communication |
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emergency communication |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/18024145/energy-communication http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16155 |
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