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September 2004 (Vol. 37, No. 9)
pp. 55-61
Designing an Urban-Scale Auditory Alert System
Federico Avanzini, University of Padova
Davide Rocchesso, University of Verona
Alberto Belussi, University of Verona
Alessandro Dal Palù, University of Udine
Agostino Dovier, University of Udine
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Several days each year, high tides in Venice flood many city streets and squares, disrupting the inhabitants' lives and snarling traffic. When a significant high tide is expected, city authoritiesactivate a network of electromechanical sirens. The sirens, however, emit threatening wails reminiscent of air attack warnings, do not convey the gravity of the threat, and may not reach isolated or distant areas. Thus, several organizations areinvestigating the possibility of replacing the sirens with a loudspeaker system. As part of this research effort, a project team used a form of constraint logic programming to determine the optimal placement of loudspeakers in Venice.
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Federico Avanzini, Davide Rocchesso, Alberto Belussi, Alessandro Dal Palù, Agostino Dovier,
"Designing an Urban-Scale Auditory Alert System,"
Computer,
vol. 37,
no. 9,
pp. 55-61,
Sept.,
2004
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