ABSTRACT
In case of disasters like fire, terror attacks or floods up-to-date information about the affected site as well as the positions and activities of deployed rescue teams should be available. For most major buildings situated in developed countries geometry data is available in digital form, at least as 2D-CAD drawings.Very often these drawings are already linked to the database of a CAFM-system. Tracking rescue teams within buildings or underground constructions and displaying their locations in real-time is a major problem. The objective is to develop an easy to use, safe tracking system which allows for the permanent real-time representation of the position of rescuers in buildings and underground structures on the basis of CAFM data. Different technologies of tracking people and objects in buildings are discussed and first results of a test with a multi-sensor tracker based on a gyroscope and laser distance measurement are presented. Special attention is given to a simple user interface for the mobile components. In future rescue organizations shall take advantage of an integrated system, which supports the management of disasters based on commonly used CAFM-data and data gained through sensors.
