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ASSESSMENT OF A PORTABLE MAPPING TOOL FOR TIME-CRITICAL
MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS
In the field of disaster response, the following paper presents a hand-held mobile mapping tool that can potentially be used to coordinate field operations, to help navigation of rescue teams and to identify priority areas of high vulnerability. The tool is named “Mobile Geoimager” and is a combination of various sensors aimed to collect coordinates, heading, tilts and medium resolution
pictures. The Mobile Geoimager is part of a multi-user framework that incorporates communication technologies between field stations and base station. The tool aims to provide accurate and updated spatial information to field operators and to manage share of field and external information. Its major interest is to combine a set of technologies using low-cost commercial off-the-shelf hardware. In short, it comprises mobile computer system, GPS, magnetic sensors, digital image sensors and wireless communication. On the software side, the system benefits greatly from free Open-Source software, ranging from databases, operating systems to web mapping technology in order to control the flow of information. It is going to incorporate as much as possible standards and to reduce development efforts by using available software libraries. An accurate integration of already available technologies is expected to enhance information exchange during field operation in disaster response phase.
pictures. The Mobile Geoimager is part of a multi-user framework that incorporates communication technologies between field stations and base station. The tool aims to provide accurate and updated spatial information to field operators and to manage share of field and external information. Its major interest is to combine a set of technologies using low-cost commercial off-the-shelf hardware. In short, it comprises mobile computer system, GPS, magnetic sensors, digital image sensors and wireless communication. On the software side, the system benefits greatly from free Open-Source software, ranging from databases, operating systems to web mapping technology in order to control the flow of information. It is going to incorporate as much as possible standards and to reduce development efforts by using available software libraries. An accurate integration of already available technologies is expected to enhance information exchange during field operation in disaster response phase.
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