SARPlan: A decision support system for Canadian Search and Rescue Operations |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), Valcartier, 2459 boul., Pie-XI, Nord, Val Bélair, Québec, Canada G3J 1X5;2. Potomac Management Group, 510 King Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA;1. National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, Sector I, Zografou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechniou Street, 15773 Athens, Greece;2. Hellenic Fire Service Headquarters, 4 Mourouzi Street, 10674 Athens, Greece;3. Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DIMITRA”, Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems and Forest Products Technology, 1 Patision & Androu Street, 11257 Athens, Greece;1. Crag Rats Mountain Rescue, Hood River, OR;2. Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Hood River, OR;3. Mountain Rescue Association, San Diego, CA;1. Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal;2. National Engineering Research Center for Water Transport Safety (WTS Center), Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China;1. Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland;2. Aalto University, School of Engineering, Department of Applied Mechanics, Marine Technology, Research Group on Maritime Risk and Safety, P.O. Box 15300, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland;1. Faculty of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;2. Instituto de Automatica e Informatica Industrial, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | We present SARPlan, a geographic decision support system designed to assist the Canadian Forces in the optimal planning of search missions for missing aircraft. Its primary purpose is to ensure that the available search resources are deployed in a way that will maximize the mission's probability of success. The optimization modules are based on search theory, on gradient search methods and on constraint satisfaction programming. We include results that demonstrate that SARPlan improves the performance when compared to the current manual method. This improvement translates to an increase in the chances of finding lost aircraft and survivors, resulting in more saved lives. Another benefit of using SARPlan is a potential decrease in the operations costs. In 2001, SARPlan was the winner of three prestigious excellence awards in the information technology domain. |
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