A-Life: Saving Lives in Avalanches Florian Michahelles and Bernt Schiele, In Fifth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp), Seattle, USA, 2003. pdf

Abstract: We present a novel approach to enhance avalanche companion rescue using wearable sensing technologies. The time to find and extricate victims is most crucial: o nce buried by an avalanche, survival chances drop dramatically already after the first 15 minutes. Current technology offers only information on the location of a single victim, however statistics show that in many cases there are multiple victims. In our research we show how wearable sensors can further enhance such d evices and how this additional information can be visualized. A prototypical imp lementation offered a basis for participatory evaluation with practitioners in the field.

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@inproceedings{ubivideo03,
  title =        {{A-Life: Saving Lives in Avalanches}},
  author =       {Florian Michahelles and Bernt Schiele},
  year =         {2003},
  booktitle =    {Fifth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing},
  address =      {Seattle, USA},
  month = {October}
}