摘要：The rapid development of information and communication technologies provides new opportunities for users to access up-to-date information anytime, anywhere. The adoption of these technologies is highly recommended in coalition operations of humanitarian-assistance type, which feature the commitment of sev¬eral international partners. A humanitarian-assistance scenario needs the simultane¬ous participation of governmental and non-governmental organizations in order to relieve the consequences of a natural disaster. In this scenario, the participants have to agree on the information to share and act in a coordinated manner despite the different doctrines, cultures, and languages that exist among them. Moreover, the diversity and versatility of a humanitarian-assistance scenario constitute another set of obstacles that have to be overcome by the participants. This paper aims at pro¬moting the appropriateness and relevancy of Web services in coalition operations since they can improve the inter-platform communication through well-defined standards
关键词：coalition; Humanitarian Assistance.; Semantic Mediation; Web Services
