Abstract
During emergency response events, situational awareness is critical in effectively managing and safe-guarding civilians and in-field personnel. To better support both command center controllers and in-field operators, we have developed a mobile visual analytics tool to help enhance situational awareness and support rapid decision making. Our mobile visual analytics tool consists of a 2D/3D visualization component, which shows personnel-related information, situational and static scene-related information, integrated multi media playback functionality for personnel outfitted with cameras, and fast-forward/rewind capabilities for reviewing events. Our current system has been employed in the evaluation of two different scenarios: a simulated evacuation of The Station nightclub fire that occurred in Rhode Island during 2003 and a testing exercise for a rescue operation in an elementary school. Our system has been deployed on a Dell Axim X51v PDA, an OQO 02, and on a Sprint PCS Vision SM smart device PPC-6700.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 77-88 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Information Visualization |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Emergency response
- Mobile visualization
- Visual analytics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition