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GMES data can supply emergency response forces as well as rescue robots with updated overviews of e.g. tide, temperature, wind strength, tidal range, etc. in emergency cases effectively.
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The emergency response situations are typically complex, non-standard situations. They exhibit a threat to human life and material values and require immediate and fast intervention. Often, working conditions are very difficult, including reduced visibility through smoke, high respectively low temperatures, noise, hazardous materials, electricity and unstable building structures. Successful interventions require the collaboration of highly trained specialists, including the operational forces on site and the managing and controlling personal. These emergency forces use specialized equipment for protection, life support (breathing apparatus) and their operational activities (thermal cameras, water hose, etc.) and they often operate at the limits of their physiological and cognitive capacity.
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RoboCup Rescue Outdoor Event, Bremen 2006
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RoboCup Rescue Outdoor Event, Bremen 2006
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Safe and effective interventions require taking fast decisions while typically facing incomplete information. Therefore, on-site information acquisition and fast and effective communication and assessment of information are vital for emergency operations, including information on the incident site, available experts, intervention plans etc. Finally, emergency units also have comprehensive reporting duties and a high interest in analyzing and learning from their interventions.
