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Johannes Schöning, Michael Rohs, Antonio Krüger, Christoph Stasch
Improving the Communication of Spatial Information in Crisis Response by Combining Paper Maps and Mobile Devices
Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Mobile Information Technology for Emergency Response (Mobile Response 2008), Springer LNCS, Sankt Augustin, Germany, May 29-30, 2008 (bib)

Effcient 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 diffcult 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.