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The Need of Early Warning
Due to the Tsunami 2004 Sri Lanka lost more than 35,000 lives unnecessarily.
Most of the development activities were put on hold due to the destruction.
Countries economic system was set back by years.
TV
Radio
Satellite Radio
HF and VHF radio networks
Mega Phones
Temple/Church Bells
Etc.
Conventional Early Warning Methods
The Uniqueness of DEWN
Effective in alerting citizens at day or night
Immune to communication network congestion
Comprehensible in terms of local dialect
Directed to specific location or person or equally applicable for mass dissemination
The Uniqueness of DEWN Contd.
Affordability
Can be accessed even through low cost handsets
Accessibility
Through mobile phones as well as alarm devices
Availability
Anywhere within a GSM or 3G coverage
Dialog Telekom’s DEWN is an integrated disaster and emergency warning network that incorporates network based as well as device based technologies to deliver an end to end disaster warning solution through the centrally configurable carriage and dissemination of alerts
Disaster Management Centre (DMC)
Network Technologies
SMS for limited/selected recipients
Cell broadcasts for mass alerting even under conditions of network congestion
Location based cell broadcast and location directed SMS
Delivery Methods
Unique delivery methods to close the loop between dissemination and effective interpretation
SMS and CB messages in to screen flashes and audible alarm
Handset resident applications
Tri-lingual from encompassing Sinhala and Tamil
GSM DEWN Alarm Device
High volume alarm
Alarm Lamp
Inbuilt radio which can be tuned remotely
Interface to domestic devices
(temple/church bells, loudspeaker systems)
Delivery Methods Contd
Process Technologies
Message authenticity verification and multiple key verification
Anti-spam protection
Database technologies for location, group or individual directed messaging
SMS/voice based call back
Administration and control front end for centralized management
How DEWN Works
The authorized body to disseminate disaster related info in Sri Lanka
Disaster Management Centre
Meteorological
Department
Department
of Irrigation
National Building
Research Organization
World Meteorological Organization
USGS Hawaii
Java/Symbian Handset
Terminal resident warning application
Customizable and situation specific presentation
Downloadable over GPRS
Special alarm tone
GSM DEWN Alarm Device
Multiple wake-up measures
Power source compatibility
Backup power
Multiple alarm interfaces
Cell Broadcast and Mass Alerts
Immune to network congestion
Ideal for mass alerts
Configure by location specific basis
Cell Broadcast
Dispatch of messages to the masses at an instant within a geographic area. Geographic area is controlled via the BSCs and cell where the broadcasting will take place
UoM lab
“The Dialog-University of Moratuwa Mobile Communication Research Laboratory is proud to be a partner in this innovation which has the potential to save thousands of lives”
DEWN – The Potential
Instant Alerting
Mass and Directed Dissemination
Wide Availability
Affordability
Applicability and effectiveness
Reliability and authenticity
Scalability
Applicability of DEWN in other natural or manmade disaster situations
Flood, Cyclone
Dam Burst
Epidemic
Forest fire
Bomb explosion, Chemical attacks
DEWN – The Potential