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  • 1.  FYI: Cell phones to be used as data source in disasters

    Posted 01-31-2005 17:29
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    Subject: FYI: Cell phones to be used as data source in disasters


    Thought this might be of interest.
     
    Carl
     
     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...
     
     
    Carl Reed, PhD
    CTO and Executive Director Specification Program
    OGC
     

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