Emergency Information Dissemination System

Abstract

The problem under investigation is on the development of emergency information dissemination. Kenya is faced with many disasters and emergency. There is no clear boundary between an emergency and a disaster except in the magnitude. While countries in developed world and developing world like India have put in place such systems, it is worrying that most countries in Africa are ill prepared to deal with disasters. The project has investigated the mechanisms of setting up an emergency information system by comparing with what is already developed by developed countries. A framework on the modules required for a successful system has been developed with consultations with the National Operational Center (NOC) the government organisation that is charged with coordinating rescue missions in Kenya. While the project has demonstrated the opportunity that exist like the use of sensors to monitor events like fire or flood and relay that information when such event occurs in real time, there are many challenges. The Emergency Information Management System is huge and complex. From the literature on existing systems, its clear that to develop such a system is not cheap and this could explain why poor countries are yet to develop an integrated solution