Mobile Response: First International Workshop on Mobile Information Technology, for Emergency Response, Mobile Response 2007, Sankt Augustin, Germany, February 22-23, 2007. Revised Selected Papers

The interest in mobile information technology for emergency response (ER) comes from the simple fact that an important part of this work is done in the field. With little or no infrastructure to rely on, ER operatives have to make do with the tools they bring along. Of course, ER organizations build, invest in and do rely on infrastructure for their operations and this includes sophisticated stationary information technology. The systems used for dispatching ER units are a good example for ...