A Tabletop-Centric Smart Space for Emergency Response

Author

Jie Liu ; Yongqiang Qin ; Qiang Yang ; Chun Yu ; Yuanchun Shi

Author_Institution

Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China

Volume

14

Issue

2

fYear

2015

fDate

Apr.-June 2015

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

40

Abstract

This article describes the design and implementation of a smart space for emergency response based on five system design guidelines. A large-scale interactive tabletop with dedicated software serves as the center for collaboration. Information on the tabletop and peripheral devices can be shared via a user interface sharing technique. The authors deployed their smart space in a forest fire simulation and evaluated team performance in comparison with a control group. Analysis of the results reveals that this smart space can significantly improve team performance as well as team cognition. This article is part of a special issue on smart spaces.

Keywords

digital simulation; emergency management; fires; forestry; interactive devices; microcomputers; user interfaces; control group; dedicated software; emergency response; forest fire simulation; large-scale interactive tabletop; peripheral devices; system design guidelines; tabletop-centric smart space; team cognition; team performance; user interface sharing technique; Emergency services; Geographic information systems; Intelligent sensors; Interactive services; Internet of things; data analysis; group and organization interfaces; pervasive computing; smart spaces; user interfaces; visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pervasive Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1268

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPRV.2015.24

Filename

7093045