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Efficient and effective communication between mobile units and the central emergency operation center is a key factor to respond successfully to the challenges of emergency management. Nowadays, the only ubiquitously available modality is a voice channel through mobile phones or radio transceivers. This makes it often very difficult to convey exact geographic locations and can lead to misconceptions with severe consequences, such as a fire brigade heading to the right street address in the wrong city. In this paper we describe a handheld augmented reality approach to support the communication of spatial information in a crisis response scenario. The approach combines mobile camera devices with paper maps to ensure a quick and reliable exchange of spatial information.
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Schöning, J., Rohs, M., Krüger, A., Stasch, C. (2009). Improving the Communication of Spatial Information in Crisis Response by Combining Paper Maps and Mobile Devices. In: Löffler, J., Klann, M. (eds) Mobile Response. Mobile Response 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5424. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00440-7_6
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