Patent ID: 8036632
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: G01C,G08G,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of sharing information related to an emergency event using a situational network, the method comprising: establishing a situational network having multiple access levels in response to an indication of the occurrence of an emergency event; facilitating unrestricted bi-directional communication between participants of the situational network having a first access level, and moderating communications between participants having access levels other than the first access level response to available bandwidth within the situational network; aggregating the information related to the emergency event shared between the participants in the different levels connected through he situational network; and allowing access to the aggregated information related to the emergency event based on the access levels of participants in the situational network, the access to the information being, restricted for access levels other than the first access level when the communication bandwidth available within the situational networks low, wherein the access level is automatically obtained based on the role of the participant relative to the emergency event.