ITU-T Recommendations

Information and communication technologies (ICT)provide crucial services and systems for our daily lives as well as in emergencyand disaster situations. Disaster relief systems that are used during andafter disasters provide people with timely and useful information that isused for rescue, evacuation, safety confirmation and even for lifesustainability.

Supplement 1to ITU-T E.100-series Recommendations provides the high-level category ofdisaster relief (DR) systems including early warning systems as well as identifiesthe services and systems that need common specifications or requirements. Italso describes new study area of disaster relief systems, which includesnewly produced ITU-T Recommendations, and its requirements.