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Title A Strategy for Selecting Points of Interest on Mobile Devices for Emergency Situations
Authors Manuel Ibarra, Álvaro Monares, Sergio Ochoa, José A. Pino
Publication date December 2013
Abstract The need to use mobile technology in urban emergency
response
processes has recently been
identified, given the importance of having relevant
information to make decisions in these
scenarios. The data visualization on small mobile devices, such as PDAs or
smartphones, is a
critical aspect to make appropriate and on-time decisions. This criticality
particularly occurs due
to the small size of their screens to show geographical data. This article
presents a strategy to
select and display the most relevant "Points of Interest" on a digital
map, according to the
emergency influence area. This strategy was implemented on the MobileMap
tool, and then it
was evaluated through simulated emergency situations. Commanders of various
Chilean Fire
Companies participated in this evaluation.
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Pages article 5
Volume 16
Journal name CLEI Electronic Journal
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