Mobile emergency response platform

A mobile platform for conducting and monitoring in-field administration and coordination of emergency response activities comprising:

• an all-terrain vehicle, said all-terrain vehicle having the capacity to accommodate at least two persons and having load bearing members that are one type selected from the group consisting of at least six wheels, at least two tracks, and a combination of a plurality of wheels and tracks, said all-terrain vehicle having the capability, without requiring in-field modification by an operator, of traversing multiple off-road surfaces that include each of sand, mud, snow, swampland, thickly wooded areas, ice, grasslands, man-made rubble and debris, surfaces having angles of about at least thirty degrees from horizontal, and floatably operating on waterways;
• electronic communication equipment, said communication equipment having the capabilities of being moved across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to a first remote location, of receiving, while being located at the first remote location, at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from one or more additional remote locations, and, while being located at the first remote location, of transmitting at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from said mobile platform to the one or more additional remote locations;
• said communication equipment having, while being located at the first remote location, the further capabilities of receiving an incoming signal of a first signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the first signal type as a second signal type that is different from the first signal type, and of receiving an incoming signal of the second signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the second signal type as a signal of the first signal type;
• an environmental monitoring station having the capabilities of being moved across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to the first remote location and of measuring environmental conditions surrounding said platform;
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• electronic positioning equipment, said positioning equipment being capable of providing, at the first remote location, information about the position of said mobile platform.

A method of conducting and monitoring in-field administration and coordination of emergency response activities on a mobile platform comprising:

• providing an all-terrain vehicle to accommodate and transport at least two persons to a remote in-field location, the all-terrain vehicle serving as a vehicle for the mobile platform and having load bearing members that are one type selected from the group consisting of at least six wheels, at least two tracks, and a combination of a plurality of wheels and tracks, said all-terrain vehicle having the capability, without requiring in-field modification by an operator, of traversing multiple off-road surfaces that include each of sand, mud, snow, swampland, thickly wooded areas, ice, grasslands, man-made rubble and debris, surfaces having angles of about at least thirty degrees from horizontal, and floatably operating on waterways;
• providing electronic communication equipment in the mobile platform and using the capability of the mobile platform to traverse multiple off-road surfaces to move the electronic communication equipment to a first remote location;
• using the communication equipment to receive, at the first remote location, at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from one or more additional remote locations, and using the communication equipment to transmit at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from the mobile platform to the one or more additional remote locations, using said communication equipment to receive a first signal type and to regenerate and relay said first signal type as a second signal type that is different from said first signal type, using said communication equipment to receive said second signal type and regenerate and relay said second signal type as said first signal type;
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• providing an environmental monitoring station in the platform, using the monitoring station to measure environmental conditions surrounding the platform, and using the electronic communication equipment to transmit measurements taken by the monitoring station.

A mobile platform for conducting and monitoring in-field administration and coordination of emergency response activities comprising:

• an all-terrain vehicle, said all-terrain vehicle having the capacity to accommodate multiple persons and having load bearing members that are one type selected from the group consisting of at least six wheels, at least two tracks, and a combination of a plurality of wheels and tracks, said all-terrain vehicle having the capability, without requiring in-field modification by an operator, of traversing multiple off-road surfaces that include each of sand, mud, snow, swampland, thickly wooded areas, ice, grasslands, man-made rubble and debris, surfaces having angles of about at least thirty degrees from horizontal, and floatably operating on waterways, said vehicle having a body that encloses mechanical components of said vehicle to shield the mechanical components from external objects and water that said vehicle contacts when said vehicle travels across ground and waterways;
• electronic communication equipment, said communication equipment being movable across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to a first remote location, of receiving, while being located at the first remote location, wireless communication transmissions from one or more additional remote locations, and, while being located at the first remote location, of transmitting wireless communication transmissions from said mobile platform to the one or more additional remote locations;
• said communication equipment having, while being located at the first remote location, the capabilities of receiving an incoming signal of a first signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the first signal type as a second signal type that is different from the first signal type, and of receiving an incoming signal of the second signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the second signal type as a signal of the first signal type, said communication equipment being further capable of amplifying the incoming signals of the first signal type and of the second signal type when regenerating and relaying the incoming signals as transmitted signals;
• an environmental monitoring station that is capable of moving across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to the first remote location and of measuring environmental conditions surrounding said platform, said environmental monitoring station being electronically connected to said electronic communication equipment to allow information about measured environmental conditions to be transmitted there through;
• a microprocessor, said microprocessor being interfaced with said electronic communication equipment to allow a user to electronically control said electronic communication equipment and to receive information received by said electronic communication equipment as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types and to allow an operator to electronically manipulate the information received, said microprocessor being interfaced with said environmental monitoring station to receive information of measured environmental conditions, said microprocessor being capable of transferring information from said microprocessor to said electronic communication equipment for transmission as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types to one or more additional remote locations;
• said electronic communication equipment having the capability of relaying received signals to a satellite for transmission by the satellite to a third remote location, said electronic communications equipment having the capability of receiving information from the satellite and transferring the information from the satellite to said microprocessor, said electronic communication equipment having the capability of relaying information received from the satellite to one or more remote locations;
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• electronic positioning equipment, said positioning equipment being capable of providing, at the first remote location, information about the position of said mobile platform, said positioning equipment being capable of transferring the information about the position of said mobile platform to said communication equipment for transmission to a remote location.

A mobile platform for conducting and monitoring in-field administration and coordination of emergency response activities comprising:

• an all-terrain vehicle, said all-terrain vehicle having the capacity to accommodate at least two persons and having load bearing members that are one type selected from the group consisting of at least six wheels, at least two tracks, and a combination of a plurality of wheels and tracks, said all-terrain vehicle having the capability, without requiring in-field modification by an operator, of traversing multiple off-road surfaces that include each of sand, mud, snow, swampland, thickly wooded areas, ice, grasslands, man-made rubble and debris, surfaces having angles of about at least thirty degrees from horizontal, and floatably operating on waterways, said vehicle having mechanical components that are shielded from external objects and water that said vehicle contacts when said vehicle travels across ground and waterways;
• mobile electronic communication equipment, said communication equipment being included on said platform and having the capabilities of being moved across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to a first remote location, of receiving, while being located at the first remote location, at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from one or more additional remote locations, and, while being located at the first remote location, of transmitting at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from said mobile platform to the one or more additional remote locations;
• said communication equipment having, while being located at the first remote location, the further capabilities of receiving incoming signals of a first signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signals of the first signal type as a second signal type that is different from the first signal type, and of receiving incoming signals of the second signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signals of the second signal type as signals of the first signal type, said communication equipment being capable of amplifying at least one of the incoming signals of the first signal type and of the second signal type when regenerating and relaying the incoming signals as transmitted signals;
• an environmental monitoring station having the capabilities of being moved across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to the first remote location and of measuring environmental conditions surrounding said platform, said environmental monitoring station being electronically connected to said electronic communication equipment to allow information about measured environmental conditions to be transmitted from said monitoring station to said communication equipment;
• a microprocessor, said microprocessor being interfaced with said electronic communication equipment to allow a user to electronically control said electronic communication equipment and to receive information received by said electronic communication equipment as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types and to allow an operator to electronically manipulate the information received, said microprocessor being interfaced with said environmental monitoring station to receive information of measured environmental conditions, said microprocessor being capable of transferring information from said microprocessor to said electronic communication equipment for transmission as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types to one or more additional remote locations;
• said electronic communication equipment having the capability of relaying received signals to a third remote location via a satellite, said electronic communications equipment having the further capability of receiving information from the satellite and transferring the information from the satellite to said microprocessor, and subsequently relaying the information received from the satellite to one or more remote locations;
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• electronic positioning equipment, said positioning equipment being capable of providing, at the first remote location, information about the position of said mobile platform, said positioning equipment being capable of transferring the information about the position of said mobile platform to said communication equipment for transmission to a remote location, said communication equipment capable of transmitting the information about the position of the mobile platform via a satellite.

A mobile platform for conducting and monitoring in-field administration and coordination of emergency response activities comprising:

• an all-terrain vehicle, said all-terrain vehicle having the capacity to accommodate multiple persons and having load bearing members that are one type selected from the group consisting of at least six wheels, at least two tracks, and a combination of a plurality of wheels and tracks, said all-terrain vehicle having the capability, without requiring in-field modification by an operator, of traversing multiple off-road surfaces that include each of sand, mud, snow, swampland, thickly wooded areas, ice, grasslands, man-made rubble and debris, surfaces having angles of about at least thirty degrees from horizontal, and floatably operating on waterways, said vehicle having a body that encloses mechanical components of said vehicle to shield the mechanical components from external objects and water that said vehicle contacts when said vehicle travels across ground and waterways, said vehicle having a cage to protect passengers within said vehicle, said cage having a frame that includes at least one roll bar, a brush guard for clearing obstacles from the path of the passengers during forward movement of said vehicle, and a mesh screen for protecting passengers from brush and debris from outside of said vehicle;
• electronic communication equipment, said communication equipment being movable across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to a first remote location, of receiving, while being located at the first remote location, wireless communication transmissions from one or more additional remote locations, and, while being located at the first remote location, of transmitting wireless communication transmissions from said mobile platform to the one or more additional remote locations;
• said communication equipment having, while being located at the first remote location, the capabilities of receiving an incoming signal of a first signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the first signal type as a second signal type that is different from the first signal type, and of receiving an incoming signal of the second signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the second signal type as a signal of the first signal type, said communication equipment being further capable of amplifying the incoming signals of the first signal type and of the second signal type when regenerating and relaying the incoming signals as transmitted signals;
• an environmental monitoring station that is capable of moving across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to the first remote location and of measuring environmental conditions surrounding said platform, said environmental monitoring station being electronically connected to said electronic communication equipment to allow transmission there through of information about measured environmental conditions;
• a microprocessor, said microprocessor being interfaced with said electronic communication equipment to allow a user to electronically control said electronic communication equipment and to receive information received by said electronic communication equipment as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types and to allow an operator to electronically manipulate the information received, said microprocessor being interfaced with said environmental monitoring station to receive information of measured environmental conditions, said microprocessor being capable of transferring information from said microprocessor to said electronic communication equipment for transmission as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types to one or more additional remote locations;
• said electronic communication equipment having the capability of relaying received signals to a satellite for transmission by the satellite to a third remote location, said electronic communications equipment having the capability of receiving information from the satellite and transferring the information from the satellite to said microprocessor, said electronic communication equipment having the capability of relaying information received from the satellite to one or more remote locations;
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• electronic positioning equipment, said positioning equipment being capable of providing, at the first remote location, information about the position of said mobile platform, said positioning equipment being capable of transferring the information about the position of said mobile platform to said communication equipment for transmission to a remote location.

A mobile platform for conducting and monitoring in-field administration and coordination of emergency response activities comprising:

• an all-terrain vehicle, said all-terrain vehicle having the capacity to accommodate at least two persons and having load bearing members that are one type selected from the group consisting of at least six wheels, at least two tracks, and a combination of a plurality of wheels and tracks, said all-terrain vehicle having the capability, without requiring in-field modification by an operator, of traversing multiple off-road surfaces that include each of sand, mud, snow, swampland, thickly wooded areas, ice, grasslands, man-made rubble and debris, surfaces having angles of about at least thirty degrees from horizontal, and floatably operating on waterways, said vehicle having a body that encloses mechanical components of said vehicle to shield the mechanical components from external objects and water that said vehicle contacts when said vehicle travels across ground and waterways, said vehicle having a cage to protect passengers within said vehicle, said cage having a frame that includes at least one roll bar, a brush guard for clearing obstacles from the path of the passengers during forward movement of said vehicle, and a mesh screen for protecting passengers from brush and debris from outside of said vehicle;
• electronic communication equipment, said communication equipment having the capabilities of being moved across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to a first remote location, of receiving, while being located at the first remote location, at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from one or more additional remote locations, and, while being located at the first remote location, of transmitting at least two types of wireless communication transmissions from said mobile platform to the one or more additional remote locations;
• said communication equipment having, while being located at the first remote location, the further capabilities of receiving an incoming signal of a first signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the first signal type as a second signal type that is different from the first signal type, and of receiving an incoming signal of the second signal type and regenerating and relaying the incoming signal of the second signal type as a signal of the first signal type, said communication equipment being capable of amplifying at least one of the incoming signals of the first signal type and of the second signal type when regenerating and relaying the incoming signals as transmitted signals;
• an environmental monitoring station having the capabilities of being moved across the multiple off-road surfaces with said platform to the first remote location and of measuring environmental conditions surrounding said platform, said environmental monitoring station being electronically connected to said electronic communication equipment to allow information about measured environmental conditions to be transmitted there through;
• a microprocessor, said microprocessor being interfaced with said electronic communication equipment to allow a user to electronically control said electronic communication equipment and to receive information received by said electronic communication equipment as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types and to allow an operator to electronically manipulate the information received, said microprocessor being interfaced with said environmental monitoring station to receive information of measured environmental conditions, said microprocessor being capable of transferring information from said microprocessor to said electronic communication equipment for transmission as a signal of at least one of the first and second signal types to one or more additional remote locations;
• a ground penetrating radar system for detecting subterranean information, said electronic communication equipment having the capability of transmitting subterranean information detected by said ground penetrating radar to a second remote location as at least one of said first and second signal types;
• said electronic communication equipment having the capability of relaying received signals to a satellite for transmission by the satellite to a third remote location, said electronic communications equipment having the capability of receiving information from the satellite and transferring the information from the satellite to said microprocessor, said electronic communication equipment having the capability of relaying information received from the satellite to one or more remote locations;
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• electronic positioning equipment, said positioning equipment being capable of providing, at the first remote location, information about the position of said mobile platform, said positioning equipment being capable of transferring the information about the position of said mobile platform to said communication equipment for transmission to a remote location, said communication equipment being capable of transmitting the information about the position of the mobile platform via a satellite.