DE102006051021A1 - Method and device for generating and transmitting georeferenced messages - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves generating an information (3) in a transmitter. Another information is generated in the transmitter in form of a geo reference by a Global positioning system or similar localizing system and a stored reference system, particularly a stored card. The transmitter combines both the information and transmits as uniform geo reference information to receiver. The receiver (4) separates both the combined information from the received uniform geo reference information, and represents the former information as geo referenced, directly in its spatial surroundings. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a system for generating, transmission or for exchange of different information combined with each other (2) a transceiver for a system (3) a messaging server for a system.

Description

Field of the invention

The The present invention relates to a system for generating, transmitting and to exchange georeferenced messages (GN). Under georeferencing becomes the allocation of spatial reference information to a record Understood; In the present case, a georeferenced message is usually a text message in addition a point or another reference to real world coordinates and / or other real world location information (eg latitude and longitude, altitude, possibly also movement direction, speed, etc.) contains. The Text message refers to the assigned item or assigned ones Coordinates. This makes it possible to get one Done or a factual indication by means of a text and / or pictures closer to describe and / or the text or content of the message through the To assign coordinates of the georeference to an exact location.

Background and state of the art

GN are of great, often crucial importance for the spatiotemporal recording and coordination of missions of fire brigades, technical or medical aid organizations, Police, security personnel, etc. especially if it is spatially extended missions acts in which there is no visual contact. The usual used communication via Radiotelephone transmits only part of the information and is prone to error or even impossible in tense situations. To comes that location information depends on the knowledge of the transmitter; become for example, in a major fire firefighters from another Committed to community, you can not expect them between smoke, debris and Water also house numbers or street signs deciphered, provided such at all still available and readable.

Also in the surveillance and control of public Means of transport, e.g. a public transport network in a big city is an exact, possibly automatically generated location in the transmission from existing errors useful.

In In traffic aviation are automatic position information for air traffic control today standard; the position of a commercial aircraft is monitored by radar and displayed, sent to Airplane by means of a transponder running license plate and height in the Air traffic control unit, giving the controller an accurate knowledge of position and height the aircraft monitored by him Has. Usually also a collision warning system is integrated. Further Information and instructions are provided by radio. Such a system is however for unsuitable for portable operation.

For road traffic information systems are also known in which a mobile, partially automatic determination and transmission of traffic density and / or traffic congestion takes place together with GPS or other localization data, so using georeferenced messages (GN). Such, on or in a vehicle arranged system is eg in Yoshida U.S. Patent 5,699,056 described. However, this system is effective only in one direction by detecting and transmitting the traffic data, ie there is no two-way communication between sender and receiver. Whether this system is suitable for mobile operation on the body or in the hand of a person, remains open.

A somewhat similar but more complex warning system is in the Lemelson U.S. Patent 6,048,510 described. There, GN are sent from a mobi len monitoring platform, such as an aircraft, to a central office, which processes and classifies these messages, in particular according to their dangerousness, and transmitted as GN to mobile recipients, such as pagers. Each recipient can then estimate their current risk based on their own position and the reported risk. However, this system is again effective only in one direction, it is for example no feedback provided by the mobile receiver.

In the Hoffberg U.S. Patents 6,252,544 . 6,429,812 and 6,791,472 Finally, a very extensive and varied system is described in which mobile communication devices that are equipped with a position transmitter, can create messages and link to their respective position, so can create GN and send these GN to a central office, the importance or priority of these messages can determine. However, there is no indication in these patents as to how, in such a system, a linkage of a message to a position should be made in detail, but an automatic linkage of message and current position of the relevant communication device is obviously provided. It is also left open whether a transmission of GN can take place directly between mobile communication devices or whether the transmitting communication device has an influence or a choice for the position indication.

The invention

Based on the cited prior art, the invention has set itself the goal of a mobile system for generating, for transmission and to provide for the exchange of GN, which has a greater flexibility than the known systems, which provides a choice for linking the geodata with the message to be sent, which provides a choice for the reception of broadcasts and finally portable, ie from a Person is portable, and this is as little as possible a person in their activities, and this hinders their activity as little as possible.

One inventive System allows the transmission of GN in both directions, i. from a mobile or other device to a central office and vice versa. Also, the direct communication is between mobile devices possible, as well as between a first center and a second, other center. In other words, communication is independent of the device used, each one Participant can act as both sender and recipient.

Also allows the inventive System sending GN each to one or more recipients. In order to other, existing communication means, e.g. Radios, relieved, because positional information is not transmitted through these channels Need to become. Above all, GN allow less room for interpretation than conventional ones News, coordinates are understood by all participants the same, especially if they appear on a map automatically and immediately become. There is no doubt that place descriptions are misleading can, usually require local knowledge and often make inquiries necessary.

Rough said the invention consists of a novel, modular combination several individual technologies, the z.T. available in the market. For better understanding The invention is based on the first in their mode of action an example described. Below is an example for the implementation

details of the invention the following description of the functions and the / the embodiment / e and the claims be removed.

Brief description of the drawings

following are exemplary embodiments, in particular the function of the invention, with reference to drawings described in detail. On the drawings show:

1 a section of a display of a laptop or PC (large screen) with a message and a map for sending a GN;

2 the clipping of 1 with a selected position indication;

3 a first screen of a mobile device, where the message and map view are divided into two screens because of the limited display area. In this first screen you can see the message;

4 the second screen of the mobile device with the map view;

5 redisplay the first screen of the mobile device, indicating that a georeference has been added;

6 Overview of the possible paths of a GN from the sender via the message server to one or more recipients;

7 a representation of the text message, so the first screen page when using a mobile device on the receiver side (matching the 1 to 3 );

8th the map section to the message of 7 ie the screen page when using a mobile device on the receiver side with the marked position;

9 a representation of the GN when using a receiving device with a large screen (matching the 1 to 3 );

10 a functional overview of the path of a GN from the sender to the recipients;

11 a pictorial summary of the transmission functions;

12 a pictorial summary of the functions of the message server;

13 a pictorial summary of the receiver functions; and

14 a representation of the application in the different levels.

Description of functional examples

1 shows a typical image of a display designed according to the invention on a computer screen, here as a comparatively large display of a laptop.

2 is the same picture, but with added position information according to the invention.

The display arrangement in 1 is divided into two parts with a text field 1 in the lower area and a map field 2 in the upper area. Of course, this arrangement is not mandatory; It can also be reversed or a laterally offset arrangement of the fields can be selected. Because of the usually scarce space conditions on the display of some mobile devices these 2 areas can be accommodated also on 2 different sides. The 3 and 4 show an example for this.

In the text box 1 there are a few lines in the usual order, as they are already used today; Here in the example an area for a message 3 SMS or e-mail type, an address line for entering the recipients 4 and a line with some typical icons 5 ,

New - and not available in known devices - are the icon in the icon line 6 with the explanation "Create Georeference" and the line 7 with the indication "Position". The latter is (still) empty.

in the Example, which will be described in more detail below, contains the message text "collision of a passenger car with the 4er Tram at the Central "already an indication of the accident site, but only in rough form. The "Central" in Zurich is one - like the Name already suggests - central located place with very high traffic of trams (trams), Cars and pedestrians, the to traffic technically so unfavorable is shaped that in rush hours mostly a manual traffic control done by several policemen. Around the intersecting tram traffic of 5 or 6 tram lines in an accident like here in the example to some extent to be able to maintain i.e. to use substitute vehicles from the tram control center, and To arrange diversions, the specification "am Central" with the line number is by no means sufficient.

Here now uses the invention. Basically, in the device a map section the environment of the device location displayed; this can be done simply by using a saved map, here the city of Zurich, and a GPS orientation system respectively. Such orientation systems are similar in form to navigation systems for cars and other vehicles offered. The sending person (e.g., a tram operator, hereafter called "sender") now has on the one hand the possibility to select the map section or change. In the example he (or she) will modify the map section so that the accident scene is clearly visible on the map.

Then the sender first places the mouse pointer (cursor) on the "Create Georeference" icon (or button), then lead to the exact accident site and then with a corresponding Input command, e.g. with a mouse click, the coordinates of this point, So the accident site, attach the message. At the same time the Point marked on the display, e.g. by means of a rectangle.

In 2 the corresponding display picture is shown. The map field shows the tram station on the Central, which is included in the maps, and the exact location of the accident with a rectangle 8th marked. In the text field underneath is now the position line with the exact position information 9 provided as a point coordinate pair. This is preferably done automatically when executing the above-mentioned input command. In addition, in the map field other information, here eg coordinate lines (kilometer lines) 10 represented.

The insert of the selected Point coordinate pair to the text message can be attached can be done, so for example, be corrected or deleted or it can several point coordinate pairs are attached.

In many cases Fulfills a so-called "handheld" or "palmtop", i. an Indian Hand-held, manual or voice-operated handheld computer, as he is today as a mobile device in many industries and in the most diverse embodiments the requirements are better than a comparatively big laptop. Also a suitably equipped mobile phone (mobile phone) can be used to advantage if it has a sufficiently large Screen has. Next can also so-called tablet PCs are used.

Such Handheld or mobile phones (hereafter referred to as mobile devices) Of course, they are essential smaller display areas, so a split in text box and card field hardly in reasonable Size is feasible. The solution This problem then exists in two or more consecutive invocations Screens or screens, e.g. a (first) text screen, the only contains one or more text fields (for e.g. Message and addresses), and an optionally callable map screen, which contains only one map section. The screens contain corresponding information Command buttons or buttons, usually called "buttons" in English.

3 shows such a first screen of a mobile device with the message to be transmitted and the recipient (Recipient), here the center. This corresponds in principle to the text field of 1 , Furthermore, three command buttons are provided, which can be designed so large that even an operation with a glove is possible, which can play a role in the rescue area, for example. "Back" is for the return to the previous screen, "Attach" for the addition of the georeference (second screen, see 4 ) and "Send" for sending the GN.

4 shows the second screen of the mobile device with the map of the location. The buttons "+" and "-" allow enlargement or reduction, ie zooming of the map. By means of a pen or simply with the finger the relevant point, here eg the accident location, is marked, which is indicated by a small circle. With the key "OK" the coordinates of this point are determined and attached to the message to be transmitted.

5 shows again the first screen of the mobile device, now with a display (bottom right above the arrow icon) that a geo reference has been added and thus makes the message to a GN. By pressing the "Send" button of this screen, the GN is sent to the addressee, here to the central office.

6 provides an overview of the possible ways a GN from the sender via the message server to one or more receivers. Here, the transmitter is again as a laptop (see 1 and 2 ). The use of one (or even several, spatially distributed) panels may prove advantageous in extended networks. The large map view can be displayed, for example, in a central office, which can be particularly advantageous when multiple simultaneous foci occur due to accidents or other disturbances.

While the 1 to 5 referring to the transmission side, is in the 7 to 9 the receiver side shown, so the views that offer the receiver of a GN.

So is in 7 the first screen of a mobile device is displayed, showing the time of transmission, the sender, the addressee and the received text message, in turn the marking that it is a GN.

There, as mentioned above, the display surface a mobile device limited is the messages are for message and map in turn split on two screen pages, between which can be switched back and forth.

In 8th is now the second screen of a mobile device with the map, the geo reference and the displayed message sent is shown. The card is not transferred, but is typically stored in the mobile device, which allows a much better use of the available transmission band. It is obvious that the superimposed, readable message practically precludes a misinterpretation about the location of the event. In this case, the readability can be improved or interpretation can be clarified with an appropriate color marking, for example, red for accidents and blue for less critical situations, such as a jamming tramway.

9 shows a representation as it is possible for the received GN on a larger screen, such as a laptop or in the control center. Switching is then no longer necessary. Of course, here too, which is not shown, the message can be entered directly in the map section. This would prove to be useful in large displays on a wall map in a central office, as such an automatic, always kept up to date map presentation greatly facilitates a generalstabsten planning of missions.

10 provides an overview of how a GN travels from the sender to the receivers. As explained above, the sender sets the receiver (s), captures the message text, adds the georeference, and sends the GN so created to the message server. This receives the message and forwards it to the recipients so that they can retrieve them in a mailbox or in another way. At the receiver, the GN is then displayed device-dependent in the manner described above.

In 11 the procedure for creating a GN is shown from the point of view of the sender; slightly modified, as it allows the specification of several geo references. To write a GN, the user opens the screen for creating GNs, as in the 1 to 5 shown. The user sets the recipient (s) 1 the GN. Afterwards he records the text to be sent 2 (usually a description of the situation which defines the context of the attached point (or points)). Further, the user adds a georeferenced point to the GN to mark the message as GN. This is done by selecting a point on the displayed map. The latter process can be repeated by the user several times to add various georeferenced points (similar to an attachment in an e-mail). By means of a click on the Send key, the possibly encrypted transmission of the message to the message server is initiated.

In 12 the functions of the message server are shown. This receives the GN from the sender and places it in the message output slot of the sender. Typically, the GN on the server is kept persistent until the sender (or the center) expresses the message extinguished. As a next step, the message server goes through the recipient list defined in the GN and puts a copy of the message in each recipient's message inbox, ie the mailbox. The message can be delivered in two different ways: Either the recipient queries the message server at a certain time interval to retrieve newly arrived messages (analogous to e-mail), or the message server tries by itself to deliver the GN to the recipient ( analog SMS). Depending on the circumstances, one or the other method will be preferable.

The receiver side is in 13 shown. As mentioned above, the application receives the GN from the message server or polls it for a new time period within a specified time interval. Once the GN is completely received, the user is informed of the reception and the GN can be displayed in a window.

The message window of the received message represents the text of the GN and the various georeferenced points appended with an icon. If it is a small screen size device, such as a mobile device, the map is displayed in a separate screen to which is printed on the icon (see 7 and 8th ) can be changed. Devices with a sufficiently large screen show the map in the same screen together with the text (split screen, see 9 ). The map is centered on this when selecting a symbol for an attached point and the point is made visible on the map (eg rectangle in 9 ).

following the most important functional processes are briefly described again. Their implementation, as far as they are not for the specialist by itself yields is closer below explained.

• (1) Der Benutzer/Sender erfasst den Text, also die (Text-)Nachricht. Dann markiert auf seinem Gerät den Bezugspunkt, welcher der Nachricht hinzugefügt werden soll und auf die sich der Text bezieht, mittels Mauszeiger und Klick unmittelbar in der Karte. Weiterhin gibt er den oder die Empfänger an. All dies kann natürlich auch in anderer Reihenfolge durchgeführt werden.
• (2) Die Software im Gerät des Senders wandelt die durch den eingegebenen Bezugspunkt definierten "Bildschirmkoordinaten" in Realweltkoordinaten (z.B. WGS84) um.
• (3) Der georeferenzierte Bezugspunkt wird in einem speziell dafür vorgesehenen Feld gespeichert, womit die resultierende GN erstellt ist. Diese wird nun für die Sendung kodiert.
• (4) GN wird an den Nachrichten-Server geschickt, wo sie allen in der GN angegebenen Empfängern in ihr "Postfach" gelegt wird, d.h. jedem bezeichneten Empfänger steht nun die GN zur Verfügung und er kann sie auf seinem Gerät empfangen.
• (5) Die GN ist (z.B. mit einem Symbol) für die angehängte georefernzierte Information als solche gekennzeichnet. Der Empfänger kann mit einem Klick auf das Symbol die Karte auf den Punkt zentrieren oder in andere Kartenansichten wechseln. Der in der GN enthaltene Punkt wird auf der Karte z.B. mit einem Rechteck markiert angezeigt.

A typical procedure in general form:

• (1) The user / sender captures the text, that is, the (text) message. Then mark on his device the reference point, which is to be added to the message and to which the text refers, by means of mouse pointer and click directly in the map. He also indicates the recipient (s). Of course all this can be done in a different order.
• (2) The software in the device of the transmitter converts the "screen coordinates" defined by the entered reference point into real world coordinates (eg WGS84).
• (3) The georeferenced datum is stored in a dedicated field, thus creating the resulting GN. This will now be encoded for the program.
• (4) GN is sent to the message server where it is placed in its "mailbox" to all recipients specified in the GN, ie each designated recipient now has the GN available and can receive it on his device.
• (5) The GN is marked as such (eg with a symbol) for the attached georeferenced information. The recipient can click on the icon to center the map on the point or switch to other map views. The point contained in the GN is displayed on the map eg marked with a rectangle.

In In the following two examples, these functions should be something to describe in more detail the advantages of the invention, in particular of the inventive Procedure to show.

Example 1: Collision tram / passenger car at the Central in Zurich

This case has already been addressed above in. The starting point is a collision of a passenger car with the 4 Series Tram at the Central. The tram driver, referred to below and in the drawings Peter Muster, makes a message to the head office. He carries a mobile device with him, eg a PDA, on which he enters the text message ( 3 ) and then the exact location of the accident on the map ( 4 ). The latter, as described above, is added to the message as a georeferenced point by pressing the "Attach" key and making it a GN ( 5 ). With a click on the "Send" button, the GN is sent to the message server and is now available to the control center.

The central office sees the new message ( 9 ) and the map is centered on the dot when opening this message, typically with a click on the message analogous to a mail program, and the marker is marked with a rectangle, for example. As a result, the center knows the exact location of the accident and knows that only the lines 4 and 15 are affected by the collision and have to be diverted or replaced by buses.

Of the Receiver, So here the tram control center "sees" the map section the received coordinates along with the message in the text box. The Size of the map section, the zoom factor, can be selected by the receiver.

Usually the map section and / or map material will not be transmitted, but is the recipient directly, i. from its own storage source, available. Not existing maps can be obtained elsewhere if required are delivered, for example, from a map server.

When next the headquarters will use GN to provide a service vehicle, the "VBZ Troubleshooter" (VBZ stands for "Zürcher Verkehrsbetriebe") Accident site drives and the repair possible damage initiates to ensure the Trambetrieb as soon as possible again.

simultaneously the chauffeurs of the affected lines 4 and 15 will be using GN over the Informed and instructed accident about the bypass tram stations "Kunsthaus" and "ETH / University Hospital" to operate.

Of the VBZ Troubleshooter logs back in, advantageously again with a GN, that the accident site is vacated and the tracks at the Central again can be driven. On what this informs by means of GN lines 4 and 15 that the Accident site at Central cleared is and the trams instead of redirecting again the normal route can drive.

By the immediate connection of geographic display and text message will be a quick and clear remedy of critical situations with a minimum of error possibilities allows. In particular, this can be a faulty localization at a transport company to massive, barely repairable delays leads, almost be excluded. If e.g. Text messages in the head office automatically on a large screen at the point of the map to which the text messages refer, You can be a misinterpretation with a high probability exclude.

Example 2: Plane crash in impassable terrain (Forest)

starting position is the crash of an aircraft in rough terrain, e.g. in a wooded area on a hill. The exact crash site is unknown and roads which if necessary, could be used as access roads by rescue workers there are only a few. Which one is the right one can not be determined because the crash site is unknown.

One Rega helicopters, that's the Swiss rescue air force, and a police helicopter are on their way to identify the scene of the accident. The Rega helicopter finds the accident site and informs the head office via GN the exact coordinates and, via text or even photos, about the Location, as it presents itself from the air. At the same time Rega rescuers, among them a doctor, dropped off with the winch at the scene of the accident.

The Zentrale calls on the police helicopter to recharge additional needed material and to fly to the exact accident site marked by a GN. There should e.g. a clearing be struck to the salvage of the To simplify the injured. Next, the head office looks for the nearest, possibly with heavy vehicles drivable road and conducts the Rescuers, that operate from the ground (and not from the air), by GN in the right place.

The Rega-rescuers killed by the wind now have wounded for the Transport ready, these are now flown to the next road, where they are received by the incoming rescue workers can.

Also Here again it is obvious that through the immediate connection geographic display and text message a quick and clear Localization of an accident site with a minimum of error possibilities allows. That this can save lives is obvious. But also the use of rescue workers and rescue equipment, be it flying or mobile, can be optimized with it. at a major accident, e.g. the crash of a commercial aircraft, can this is considered a crucial improvement of rescue operations prove, as a coordination in previously unknown way is possible.

Description of an implementation example

The The following application description is in the usual way for software descriptions Written terminology. The terms used therefore require no further explanation.

14 shows the structure of the application in the different levels. level 1 relates to detecting a GN on a client. The MessageStub is needed to request the list of users on the corresponding component on the server, the MessageProvider. This is used to set the recipients of the message. Furthermore, the MessageStub provides a container for the message, that is, for the text and the embedded georeferenced points. The MapStub handles the map display and also provides the functionality to convert a point clicked on the map from screen coordinates to the corresponding real world coordinates (WGS84). The information can then be added by the MessageStub of the message, so that the coordinates of the points in the GN do not have to be entered manually.

level 2 is the service level. She is responsible for the administration of the different modules, here Map- and MessageStub. It also provides an abstraction to the communication layer so that it can be exchanged, depending on the underlying hardware. The finished one GN is thus passed on to the service level for sending, which in turn is sent to the communication level 3 passes.

In the communication level 3 the GN is coded for shipping and encoded as needed using common encryption techniques (eg RSA).

The communication level 3 finally uses the client hardware 4 to send the GN over the Internet. The most suitable transmission technology is selected from a range of available technologies and used for transmission. Such a palette may include, for example, GRPS, UMTS, EDGE and WLAN, so that secure communication with a variety of different hardware is possible. This ensures that both mobile devices such as PDAs, smartphones, handhelds, tablet PCs and laptops, as well as ordinary PCs are available and available. Advantageously, the application is written in an operating system independent programming language so that different operating systems can be supported.

Shown in 14 is the transmission over the internet.

On the server side takes the server hardware 5 the data from the Internet and forward it to the communication level 6 of the server. At this level, the received data may be decrypted and decoded, thus restoring the original message.

The service level 7 In the server also acts as an interface between the various provider modules (here map and message provider) and the communication level 6 ,

The MessageProvider in level 8th is responsible for the management of the individual message in and outboxes and places the message in the message inboxes and the recipients specified in the GN in the message inboxes. Thus, the GN is ready for reception. A MapProvider (map server) can be in the plane 8th of the server to provide to a receiver, if necessary, the map material necessary to display the points embedded in the GN.

The message can now be picked up by a recipient (e-mail procedure) or sent from the server to the recipient (SMS procedure). To do this, the MessageProvider routes the message via the service level 7 turn to the communication level 6 , which now again takes over coding and encoding.

On the client side, ie at the receiver, the transmitted data are decrypted again and put together to form a message object. About the service level 2 they become the MessageStub in level 1 passed on where the message can then finally be displayed in text and image. To display the coordinate points "attached" to the GN on a map view, the MapStub is used. The MapStub in level 1 Center the map view on the selected point in the message.

If the necessary maps are not available in the client / receiver It should be over your own message will be requested by the MapProvider.

It There are obviously a lot of other modifications that for the Specialist without inventive step identified and implemented can be; the following claims should also include these non-inventive modifications.

Claims (20)

A method for generating, transmitting or exchanging various types of linked messages, characterized in that - a first message is created in a sender, - a second message in the form of georeference in this sender by means of a GPS or similar localization system and a preferably stored one Reference system, in particular a stored map is created, - the sender linked these two messages and transmitted as a single georeferenced message to one or more recipients, - the receiver or receiver from this received uniform geo-referenced message separates the two linked messages and georeferenced the first message , preferably directly in their spatial environment. The method of claim 1, wherein the sender of the card the environment of the respective location determined by the location system Location is displayed. The method of claim 1, wherein - the first Message is a text message or an image representation that preferably relates to an offense or event, and - the second Message a coordinate in a coordinate system known to the transmitter and the receiver represents. The method of claim 2, wherein in addition to the georeference also the coordinate system or an identification of the one to use Coordinate system transmitted by the transmitter becomes. Method according to at least one of the preceding Claims, wherein the first message is linked to multiple geo references. Method according to at least one of the preceding Claims, in which the representation on the transmitter and / or the receiver two or more screen pages, in particular a first Screen page, the first message as text and a second screen page shows a map on which the geo reference is entered (sender) or displayed (receiver) becomes. Method according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, in which a simultaneous representation on the transmitter and / or the receiver takes place on a single screen page, with the screen page in a text box for the presentation of the first message and a map field for presentation the georeference is divided. Method according to at least one of the preceding Claims, in which the creation or registration of the georeference by selection, in particular clicking on a reference point on a map display in a screen page, takes place. Method according to at least one of the preceding Claims, where the transfer from the sender first to a message server and from there on the selected one or more Receiver. Method according to at least one of the preceding Claims, in which in a central office, in particular the headquarters of a public Transport system, an automated, i. immediately after receipt displayed, simultaneous display of all received GN with the corresponding first messages, preferably in a large representation on a map covering the area in question. System for generation, transmission or exchange of various, linked messages by - one Transmitter, with - first Transmitter means for creating a first message, - second Transmitter means for creating a second, different message, - third Transmitter means for linking This diverse news to a uniform, to one or more recipients to be transmitted, - a network for transmission the unified message and - a receiver with receiver means to separate and represent the received in a uniform Consignment, linked News. The system of claim 11, wherein the transmitter and the receiver are in principle are constructed similarly and both to send and to receive and transmitted for presentation linked Serve messages. The system of claim 11, further comprising Message server for the control and retrievable storage of the transmission traffic and to store the for the georeferencing required map material. The system of claim 11, wherein - the first Transmitter means are designed for generating a text message, - the second Transmitter means for generating a georeference by means of a localization system, in particular a GPS, and by means of a preferably stored Reference system, in particular a stored map formed are and - the receiver means to display this text message and the georeference on one preferably in the receiver stored reference system, in particular a stored map, are formed. System according to at least one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the second transmitter means comprise a map representation, the determined by means of the localization system location of Sender and the surroundings of this location. System according to at least one of claims 11 and 14, wherein the recipient means include a map display that uses the localization system determined location of the transmitter and the environment of this location displays. transceiver for a A system according to any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein the first and / or second transmitter means and / or the receiver means manual keys include, even under difficult conditions, especially with Gloves, are operable. Message server for a system according to at least one of claims 11 to 16, comprising - storage means for receiving senders of received messages, - provisioning means for retrieving stored messages, - storage means for receiving map material, - means for retrieving and transmitting from a Sen the and / or receiver needed map material and Message server for a system after at least one of the claims 11 to 16, characterized in that means are provided for automated, simultaneous, displayed immediately after receipt Presentation of received GN with the corresponding first messages, preferably in a large representation on a the relevant Area comprehensive map is done. The system of claim 11, wherein the network is for transmission the unified message is the Internet.