Indoor Navigation Integration Platform for firefighting purposes

In Germany about eighteen fire fighters lose their lives and more than 16.000 accidents happen on duty every year. One of the main problems is the orientation in complex buildings during operations, especially if rooms are full of smoke. Route cards (printed on paper) to find fire detectors in buildings, are means, which often do not meet all requirements with regard to orientation and up-to-datedness. The aim of the presented research project “Context Sensitive Indoor-Emergency-Navigation-System for Complex Buildings” is to develop a solution for response and recovery to support rescuers in finding the shortest way within a complex building. Existing building models are exported and used for displaying plans on mobile devices and for routing purposes. The indoor navigation is based on Wireless LAN, Ultra-Wide-Band and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).