Emergency-route, evacuation route finder for emergency and rescue scenarios

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Published: 2016-01-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17163/ings.n14.2015.02
Keywords:
disaster network applications, emergeny and rescue, mobile networks

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Rommel Torres
Franscisco Alberto Sandoval-Noreña
Vicente Martínez

Abstract

With the increasing pace of application development for mobile devices, several location systems are available, being GPS widely used, which allows to know the actual location of a device at any time, besides it makes it possible to develop solutions allowing a close interaction among two or more people regardless the geographical position they are. The present research allowed us to develop a mobile application based on Android OS, in order to help users evacuate at emergency situations, showing an optimal exit route from the actual location to the closest evacuation zone. Routes are calculated and transmitted to users based on reported obstacles and pre-established safety zones.

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No. 14 (2015): July / December
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Scientific Paper

 

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Author Biographies

Rommel Torres

Doctor por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ingeniero en Informática, docente - Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación y Electrónica, sección de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones.

Franscisco Alberto Sandoval-Noreña

M. Sc. en Ingeniería Eléctrica, ingeniero en Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, docente - Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación y Electrónica, sección de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones. 

Vicente Martínez

M. Sc. Ingeniero en Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones, docente - Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación y Electrónica, sección de Electrónica y Telecomunicaciones. 

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