There are a wide variety of mobile phone emergency response applications exist for
both indoor and outdoor environments. However, outdoor applications mostly provide
accident and navigation information to users, and indoor applications are limited
to the unavailability of GPS positioning and WiFi access problems. This work describes
the proposed mobile augmented reality application (MARA) that allows indoor users
to retrieve and manage information for emergency response and navigation that is spatially
registered with the real world. The proposed MARA utilizes feature extraction for
location sensing in indoor environments as during emergencies GPS and WiFi systems
might not work. The MARA delivers critical evacuation information to smartphone users
in the indoor environment and navigation information in the outdoor environments.
MARA is designed specifically for acquiring spatial analysis, situational awareness,
and visual communication. The MARA uses existing permanent features such as room numbers
and signage in the building as markers to display the floor plan of the building and
show navigational directions to the exit. Through the visualization of integrated
geographic information systems and real-time data analysis, our mobile AR application
provides the current location of the person, the number of exits, and user-specific
personalized evacuation routes. The Mobile AR application provides information to
support effective decision-making during emergencies for both building occupants and
emergency responders.
Decision Making System
During emergencies, accurate and timely dissemination of information plays a critical
role in saving lives and minimizing damage. As technology continues to advance, there
is an increasing need to explore innovative approaches that enhance situational awareness
and facilitate efficient decision-making in emergency scenarios.
MARA at Department of Information Science at UNT, 1st floor (Version Tablet)
MARA at Department of Information Science at UNT, 2nd floor (Version 4)
MARA (1st Floor): Android Phone
MARA (2nd Floor): Android Phone
MARA: iOS Phone Version
MARA: Android Phone
MARA at Department of Information Science at UNT, Full Version (Version 4)
HoloLens version at Discovery Park Building, 2nd Floor (Version 3)
MARA at Department of Information Science at UNT (HoloLens Version 1)
Mobile Augmented Reality Application (including Cesium: The Platform for 3D Geospatial)
MARA at Discovery Park Building lobby near DVXR Lab (Tablet Version)
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mixed reality", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computational
Science and Computational Intelligence, (IEEE-CSCI), Research Track on Big Data and Data Science (CSCI-RTBD), Las Vegas, USA, December
13-15, 2023.
Sharma, S., Engel, D., "Mobile augmented reality system for object detection, alert, and safety",
Proceedings of the IS&T International Symposium on Electronic Imaging (EI 2023) in the Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality Conference, January 15-19, 2023.
Mannuru, N. R., Kanumuru, M., and Sharma, S., "Mobile AR application for navigation and emergency response", Proceedings of the
IEEE International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence
, (IEEE-CSCI-RTMC), Las Vegas, USA, December 14-16, 2022.
Stigall, J., Bodempudi, S.T., Sharma, S, Scribner, D., Grynovicki, J., Grazaitis,
P., "Use of Microsoft HoloLens in indoor evacuation", International Journal of Computers
and their Applications, IJCA, Vol. 26, No. 1, March 2019.
Stigall, J., Bodempudi, S.T., Sharma, S, Scribner, D., Grynovicki, J., Grazaitis,
P., "Building Evacuation using Microsoft HoloLens", Proceedings of 27th International
Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE 2018), New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA, pp. 20-25, October 8-10, 2018. [Best paper award finalist]
James Stigall and Dr. Sharad Sharma, "Mobile augmented reality application for building
evacuation" , Poster Presentation, 11th Annual Grant Expo and Research day, Office
of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), Bowie State University, April 10, 2018. [Won first Prize]
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Using Intelligent Signs", proceedings of ISCA 26th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE-2017), pp. 19-24, San Diego,CA, USA, October 2-4, 2017.
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of building evacuation", proceedings of SPIE conference on the Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 2015, paper 9392-7, San Francisco, CA, USA, 9 - 10 February 2015.