The AVIAN Flu Tracker - a Location Service Proof of Concept
The bird infecting viral strain H5N1, commonly known as the Avian Flu, is a highly infectious and resilient virus that can be fatal if contracted by humans. Authorities and health services have a major responsibility to citizens to respond quickly to minimize the possibility of a localized outbreak...
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ftunivwollongong:oai:ro.uow.edu.au:infopapers-1386 2023-05-15T15:34:03+02:00 The AVIAN Flu Tracker - a Location Service Proof of Concept Michael, Katina Stroh, B. Berry, O. Muhlbauer, A. Nicholls, T. 2006-09-19T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://ro.uow.edu.au/infopapers/387 https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1386&context=infopapers unknown Research Online https://ro.uow.edu.au/infopapers/387 https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1386&context=infopapers Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive) AVIAN Flu HFN1 Location-based Services Flu Tracker Pandemic Virus Outbreak Simulator Physical Sciences and Mathematics presentation 2006 ftunivwollongong 2020-02-25T10:41:33Z The bird infecting viral strain H5N1, commonly known as the Avian Flu, is a highly infectious and resilient virus that can be fatal if contracted by humans. Authorities and health services have a major responsibility to citizens to respond quickly to minimize the possibility of a localized outbreak becoming a pandemic. The Avian Flu Tracker is a dynamic Location Based Service (LBS) designed to warn citizens of their proximity to potentially infectious regions. The system tracks the location of infected zones, dynamically estimating the spread of an uncontained area over time. Users subscribed to the service receive SMS messages alerting them of the potential for danger based on their current location, and a recommended course of action. By utilizing a scalable and distributed architecture, predictive modeling and innovative zone technology to assign threat levels to spatial data, Avian Flu Tracker demonstrates that LBS can aid to stem and control the spread of the pandemic. Conference Object Avian flu University of Wollongong, Australia: Research Online |
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The bird infecting viral strain H5N1, commonly known as the Avian Flu, is a highly infectious and resilient virus that can be fatal if contracted by humans. Authorities and health services have a major responsibility to citizens to respond quickly to minimize the possibility of a localized outbreak becoming a pandemic. The Avian Flu Tracker is a dynamic Location Based Service (LBS) designed to warn citizens of their proximity to potentially infectious regions. The system tracks the location of infected zones, dynamically estimating the spread of an uncontained area over time. Users subscribed to the service receive SMS messages alerting them of the potential for danger based on their current location, and a recommended course of action. By utilizing a scalable and distributed architecture, predictive modeling and innovative zone technology to assign threat levels to spatial data, Avian Flu Tracker demonstrates that LBS can aid to stem and control the spread of the pandemic. |
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