Blockchain Technology in Disaster Rescue Wings

Abstract

Blockchain, the base of Bitcoin, has recently received broad attention. Blockchain acts as an immutable ledger that allows transactions to take place in a decentralized manner. Blockchain-based applications are growing, covering many sectors, including financial services. The reputation of Blockchain, the base of Bitcoin, has recently received broad attention. Blockchain acts as management, and the internet of things (IoT). During disaster events, timely and targeted information provision and exchange could provide great help to the stricken population in difficult and complicated environments. This chapter reports a service-oriented system, called BlockchainDisaster Rescue Wings, for providing emergency support to sufferers and rescuers in disasters. The authors identify the most frequent request sequence patterns (FRSP) of Rescue Wings, and develop a new application for efficiently scheduling the requests to minimize the response delay. The system has been tested in several disaster rescue drills, and has been successfully applied.