Possibilities of using radio frequency identification (RFID) for disaster management

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of contemporary geosensors such as RFID for disaster management. First of all, a classification and description of the nature of disasters is given following by a brief discussion of the basics and operational principle of RFID. Finally, it is identified that RFID in stand-alone mode or in conjunction with other sensors is a suitable technology.

Keywords

• natural and man-made disasters
• contemporary sensors
• geosensors
• rfid
• gis
• web-gis