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The AVIAN Flu Tracker - a Location Service Proof of Concept
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
  • Katina Michael, University of Wollongong
  • B. Stroh, University of Wollongong
  • O. Berry, University of Wollongong
  • A. Muhlbauer, University of Wollongong
  • T. Nicholls, University of Wollongong
RIS ID
14162
Publication Date
19-9-2006
Publication Details
This paper was originally published as: Michael, K, Stroh, B, Berry, O, Muhlhauber, A & Nicholls, T, The AVIAN Flu Tracker - a Location Service Proof of Concept, Recent Advances in Security Technology: Proceedings of the 2006 RNSA Security Technology Conference, Australian Homeland Security Research Centre, Canberra, 19-21 September 2006. The conference website is available here.
Abstract

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.

Citation Information
Katina Michael, B. Stroh, O. Berry, A. Muhlbauer, et al.. "The AVIAN Flu Tracker - a Location Service Proof of Concept" (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kmichael/3/