Small Island, Big Issue: Malta and its Search and Rescue Region - SAR
Paix et Sécurité Internationales, 2019 Malta is located at the frontline of the Central Mediterranean route. It is a waypoint for migrants coming from the North African coast and crossing the Mediterranean, who have to pass through the Maltese search and rescue region.
Ángeles Jiménez García-Carriazo
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A Camera-Based Target Detection and Positioning UAV System for Search and Rescue (SAR) Purposes [PDF]
Sensors, 2016 Wilderness search and rescue entails performing a wide-range of work in complex environments and large regions. Given the concerns inherent in large regions due to limited rescue distribution, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based frameworks are a promising platform for providing aerial imaging.
Chih-Yung Wen +2 more
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Collab-SAR: A Collaborative Avalanche Search-and-Rescue Missions Exploiting Hostile Alpine Networks
IEEE Access, 2018 Every year, Alpine experiences a considerable number of avalanches causing danger to visitor and saviors, where most of the existing techniques to mitigate the number of fatalities in such hostile environments are based on a non-collaborative approach and is time- and effort-inefficient.
A Taufiq Asyhari, K Anwar, Saiful Azad
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Model of the Search and Rescue operations in Republic of Serbia [PDF]
TransNav, 2015 The IAMSAR Manual contains practical guidelines for the organisation of maritime and aeronautical SAR, mission coordination, operations of search and rescue units (SRUs) and provision of SAR-related training.
Svetislav ŠoŁkic +2 more
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Saving Migrants From The Sea: Improving Training For Search And Rescue Operations [PDF]
TransNav, 2020 This paper presents a research in the field of maritime training and education for Search and Rescue (SAR) migrants at sea. This research is oriented to more effective method based on team training for SAR Operations utilizing ship simulation and process
Slobodan Radojevic, Milan Kresojevic
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Effects of Exertion and Distractions on Search Efficiency in Riverine Search and Rescue (SAR)
The Journal of Search and Rescue, 2023 This work sought to examine the impact of physical exercise, and mental exertion prior to launch on lifeboat search effectiveness. Four three-person volunteer crews from the United Kingdom’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), were exposed to combinations of physical and mental exertion tasks before launch and performance measured during ...
Hannah Moir +3 more
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Optimal Search Facilities Selection Model for Joint Aeronautical and Maritime Search
IEEE Access, 2021 Joint aeronautical and maritime search and rescue is the most effective way of performing rescues at sea. The value and effectiveness of a search and rescue (SAR) are far greater when using a coordinated air-maritime search than when using only vessels ...
Shengwei Xing
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A Novel LoRa LPWAN-Based Communication Architecture for Search & Rescue Missions
IEEE Access, 2022 To avoid risking the lives of rescue team personnel in the event of disasters like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, etc., Search and Rescue (SAR) robots are increasingly incorporated into the operation.
Melvin P. Manuel +2 more
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Energy Efficiency of Transport Tasks Performed by the Air SAR System in the Baltic Sea: Case Study
Energies, 2022 The issues discussed in this article concern the energy efficiency of transport tasks carried out by the air SAR system in the Baltic Sea. Search and rescue (SAR) are rescue operations consisting of finding people in danger, providing them with help, and
Jerzy Fiuk +3 more
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Implementation of the modeling and simulation software of search and rescue system based Korea navigation satellite system [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 This paper describes the development of M&S (Modeling and Simulation) system based COSPAS-SARSAT SAR (Search and Rescue) system. SAR system transmits a distress signal to the terminal and transmits it to the satellite network or the terrestrial network ...
Jeong Incheol, Lee Sanguk, Ahn Woo-Geun
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