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Research Design for a Natural Disaster Management Communication System: Local Indiana Government Agency Model Barbara J. Nicolai Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana 46323, USA Katheryn Puntillo Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana 46323, USA Brian Bilow Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana 46323, USA

Abstract: In the past decade, the world has seen several large and deadly natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes. These disasters, as well as man-made emergencies, such as the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, all have several unavoidable results in common. Disasters cause huge loss of life, enormous amounts of property damage, and long recovery times. The tool needed by emergency response personnel to mitigate some of the loss is an integrated, mobile, self-contained voice and data communications system. This paper explores a solution to facilitate and expedite the process of distributing resources when a disaster occurs by managing the aftermath more efficiently and effectively.

Keywords: disaster management system, database tracking system, communication system

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Recommended Citation: Nicolai, Puntillo, and Bilow (2009). Research Design for a Natural Disaster Management Communication System: Local Indiana Government Agency Model. Journal of Information Systems Applied Research, 2 (3). http://jisar.org/2/3/. ISSN: 1946-1836. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of CONISAR 2008: §2322..)