학술논문

An Overall First Responder Tracking and Coordination Framework
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IT Professional IT Prof. IT Professional. 25(6):38-44 Jan, 2023
Subject
Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Location awareness
Visualization
Global navigation satellite system
Three-dimensional displays
Simultaneous localization and mapping
Satellites
Buildings
Emergency services
Risk management
Performance evaluation
Fire safety
Fires
Visual analytics
Language
ISSN
1520-9202
1941-045X
Abstract
For professional use cases like police or fire brigade operations, a reliable self-localization is advantageous for the coordination of first responders (FRs). Self-localization is especially difficult in indoor scenarios where neither global navigation satellite systems’ signals may be received nor additional signals of opportunity exist for enabling reliable positioning. In this article, we propose an overall system that combines self-localization, communication of the FRs’ locations, 3-D building reconstruction or floor plans (if available), and visualization. The indoor navigation technique is based solely on inertial sensors and builds on a simultaneous localization and mapping technique. It is capable of using any information about the building layout as prior information for enhancing indoor positioning, georeferencing the positions, and finally, visualizing the results in a suitable visualization tool.