The Paphos Civil Defence, in the framework of the European ARTION Programme, successfully conducted yesterday, 22/05/2022, a search and rescue exercise for missing persons in the Mandria Community of Paphos District.
The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate the web platform and the application prepared by the Centre of Excellence "Coios" of the University of Cyprus for Civil Defence. With this platform and with the help of the application installed on the mobile phones of the responders, the coordination centre, during the exercise, had two-way communication with the responders, tracked their position on an electronic map and received photos and videos from them.
More than thirty members of the Search and Rescue Department, members of the Communications Department, as well as representatives from the "Coios" Centre of Excellence of the University of Cyprus took part in the exercise.
(EC/EHRP)
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