Title :
Location and Navigation Support for Emergency Responders: A Survey
Author :
Fischer, Carl ; Gellersen, Hans
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Lancaster Univ., Lancaster, UK
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;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2009.91
