AP	Access Point
BATMAN	Better Approach To Mobile Ad hoc Networking
CTOS	Commercial off-the-shelf
CPU	Central Processing Unit
DSRC	Direct Short Range Communication
EPIC	Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
GPS	Global Positioning System
GUI	Graphical User Interface
GoPiGo	General Purpose Input Output
ID	Identity
I2I	Infrastructure-Infrastructure communication
IBSS	Independent Basic Service Set
ILS	Indoor Localization System
IECS	Integrated Emergency Communication System
IESS	Integrated Emergency Service System
ISE	Integrated Synthesis Environment
JSON	Java Script Object Notation
LOS	line-of-sight
MAC	Medium Access Control
MANET	Mobile Ad hoc Network
MAPs	Mesh Access Points
MCs	Mesh Clients
OSI	Open Systems Interconnection
OBU	On-Board Unit
OS	Operating System
OSI	Open Systems Interconnection
P2Pnet	peer-to-peer communication network
FPGA	Programmable Gate Array
PDAs	Personal Digital Assistants
RSU	Road Side Unit
RAM	Random Access Memory
RNs	Relay Nodes
RFID	Radio-frequency identification
RISED	Rescue Information System for Earthquake Disasters
SUMO	Simulation of Urban MObility
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TTL	Time To Live
VANETs	Vehicular Adhoc Networks
V2I	Vehicle-to-Interface
V2V	Vehicle-to-Vehicle
WAVE	Wireless Access in Vehicular Networks
WMN	Wireless Mesh Networks
WSN	Wireless Sensor Network
UNISDR	United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction