Emergencies today seem larger, more complex, and unique than those of the past. Responding to them requires flexibility and creativity not easily achieved. The threat-rigidity the...
This paper presents a study where Augmented Reality (AR) technology has been used as a tool for supporting collaboration between the rescue services, the police and military perso...
The importance of communication, information sharing and interoperability in an emergency response scenario have risen recently based on the frequency of disasters throughout the ...
Through first-responder access to sensitive information for which they have not been pre-vetted, lives and property can be saved. We describe enhancements to a trusted emergency i...
Timothy E. Levin, Cynthia E. Irvine, Terry Benzel,...
Training systems with intelligent virtual agents provide an effective means to train people for complex, dynamic tasks like crisis management or firefighting. Virtual agents pro...
Maaike Harbers, Karel van den Bosch, John-Jules Ch...