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Subject: FYI: Cell phones to be used as data source in disasters
Thought this might be of
interest.
Carl
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Japan Today - Tokyo,Japan --
More than one year has passed since terrestrial digital broadcasting
services began a new TV era in Japan, with the services spreading from
major cities to some rural areas where prefectural government offices are
located. "This is a news bulletin. There was a strong earthquake in the
Kanto region," the voice of an announcer sounded from a mobile phone in a
shirt pocket. When the user looked at the liquid crystal screen, it
automatically changed to a TV screen, and text containing information
began to appear in the lower part of the screen. This is the scene of a
demonstration using a mobile phone produced on a trial basis that can
receive terrestrial digital broadcasting services. KDDI Corp and Hitachi
Ltd are jointly developing the mobile phone. The terminal is equipped with
a global positioning system (GPS). "Linked with the GPS, broadcasters can
also automatically send information about the nearest shelter," said
Tatsuo Shibata, deputy director of the media technology development
department at KDDI...
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