Visualization of relevant information on mobile devices for emergency situations

Manuel J. Ibarra, Álvaro Monares, Sergio F. Ochoa, José A. Pino

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Abstract

In recent years it has been identified the need to use mobile technology in urban emergency response process, due to the importance of having information to make decisions in these scenarios. The data visualization in small mobile devices, such as PDAs or smartphones, is a critical aspect to make appropriate and on time decisions. This criticality is given particularly by the small-size of its screen and the type of information to show, which is usually geographically. 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, in which participated Firefighters Commanders of different Chilean Companies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication38th Latin America Conference on Informatics, CLEI 2012 - Conference Proceedings
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event38th Latin America Conference on Informatics, CLEI 2012 - Medellin, Colombia
Duration: 1 Oct 20125 Oct 2012

Publication series

Name38th Latin America Conference on Informatics, CLEI 2012 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference38th Latin America Conference on Informatics, CLEI 2012
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityMedellin
Period1/10/125/10/12

Keywords

  • context information
  • data visualization
  • geographic information system
  • human-computer interaction
  • mobile devices
  • small-size screen
  • urban emergencies

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