Paper:
Analysis of Radio Wave Propagation in an Urban Environment and its Application to Initial Disaster Response Support
Youhei Kawamura*1, Hyongdoo Jang*2, Markus Wagner*3, Hajime Nobuhara*1, Ashraf M. Dewan*4, Bert Veenendaal*4, and Itaru Kitahara*1
*1Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba
1-1-1 Tenoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
*2Department of Mining Engineering, Curtin University, Kalgoorlie, Australia
*3School of Computer Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
*4Department of Spatial Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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