Abstract
This paper discusses the conceptual implementation of a system to locate people inside buildings using their personal Bluetooth® low energy device(s) in situations of a crisis. Various aspects of BLE technology are covered with regard to their usage for emergency management. Legal, social, ethical and professional issues are also discussed in using this technology, especially in matters of safeguarding information privacy. The plan of the proposed system is then discussed and concluded.
Highlights
This project aims to enable the use of Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) enabled device(s) to locate people indoors during and when recovering from an emergency
For the future implementation and real deployment - multiple central Raspberry Pis will be utilized to avoid this single point of failure
The project has a potential for utilisation in emergency management
Summary
This project aims to enable the use of Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) enabled device(s) to locate people indoors during and when recovering from an emergency. The constant availability of BLE in wearable and mobile devices allows for procedures whereby it is possible to aid the emergency services to locate and identify the victim or person in need of assistance. The window of opportunity can often be too short to locate, tender medical aid and rescue the person. The project enables better use of this time by leveraging hardware and software based solutions for tracking people indoors using BLE frames from users’ devices. The proposed solution applies diverse methods to significantly improve the situation of locating a person in a short period of time
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