DocumentCode
1343858
Title
Location and Navigation Support for Emergency Responders: A Survey
Author
Fischer, Carl ; Gellersen, Hans
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput., Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, UK
Volume
9
Issue
1
fYear
2010
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
47
Abstract
As this overview of products and projects shows, preinstalled location systems, wireless sensor networks, and inertial sensing all have benefits and drawbacks when considering emergency response requirements.
Keywords
Global Positioning System; mobile computing; wireless sensor networks; GPS receivers; emergency responders; inertial sensing; location systems; navigation; wireless sensor networks; emergency response; firefighting; localization; location; navigation; pedestrian dead reckoning; wearable computing; wireless sensor nodes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1268
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPRV.2009.91
Filename
5342406
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