An international survey and full‐scale evacuation trial demonstrating the effectiveness of the active dynamic signage system concept

Galea, Edwin R.; Xie, Hui; Deere, Steven; Cooney, D. P.; Filippidis, L.

doi:10.1002/fam.2414

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“…Studies on enhancing signage systems performance investigate the efficiency of signage systems according to the type, colour and design of the signage system [9,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25], and optimal installation location of exit signs [5,[26][27][28]. For enhancement of signage system performance, some researchers have studied the efficiency of signage systems according to type.…”

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“…Frantzich and Nilsson [19] conducted experiments on three types of guidance systems in simulated situations (flashing lights, rows of flashing lights, and floor markings). Some researchers also demonstrated [20][21][22][23][24] that flash lights had a positive effect on the wayfinding of subjects through experimental studies, and conducted experimental studies of people's choices based on signage colour [24,25].…”

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Gaze Point in the Evacuation Drills: Analysis of Eye Movement at the Indoor Wayfinding

Bae

Kim

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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Signage systems are the main means of resolving the wayfinding problem in an emergency evacuation. However, recent literature has proven that signage systems are often not effective in an indoor wayfinding decision-making situation. Many studies that attempted to solve the problem did not consider the interaction between the optimal location of signage systems and gaze characteristics. Therefore, this study aimed to provide basic database to determine the optimal location of signage by analysing the characteristics of eye movements according to the type of junction. To achieve this, we conducted evacuation experiments in a maze set composed of eight junctions that we created ourselves and analysed the eye movement data of participants with 5196 gaze points and duration of 895,581.49 ms. The result showed that participants most often look between 100 cm and 150 cm (vertical height) in the corridor and in junctions. In addition, the gaze points of the evacuees are quantified by the horizontal and vertical directions according to the type of junction where the wayfinding decisions occur. This investigation showed that there are marked differences depending on the type.

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Gaze Point in the Evacuation Drills: Analysis of Eye Movement at the Indoor Wayfinding

Bae

Kim

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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“…Meier et al claimed that digital emergency signage was most trusted when its information had been updated. Galea et al proposed a novel dynamic signage design and demonstrated that more than 90% of the sample could understand the purpose of new signs. Olander et al conducted a questionnaire study to investigate the design of dissuasive emergency signage and emphasized that signs that clearly negated the original exit message (eg, a red X marking across the sign) were most effective.…”

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The influence of emergency signage on building evacuation behavior: An experimental study

Cao

Song

et al. 2018

Fire and Materials

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Summary Emergency signage is important for safe escape when unexpected events (such as fires) occur. However, there are limited data on the difference in the effect of emergency signage on way finding processes between individual and group conditions. This paper aims to reveal how participants alone or in groups detect and accept the information conveyed by a signage system through an experiment in buildings. One hundred nineteen volunteers participated in the experiment, which included individual and group evacuation conditions. There were six decision points along the movement path where participants could select egress routes according to signage. Posttrial questionnaires and video recordings were used to derive the number of participants whose route choice was according to signage and to derive the decision time. Results demonstrate that both signage detection and acceptance probabilities under individual conditions are larger than those under group situations, because of social influence in groups. High‐placed signs have a positive effect on route choice, especially under individual conditions. Decision time for participants whose decisions are principally according to signs is not always smaller than that for participants whose decisions are not according to signs, eg, in group situations. These findings have implications for group evacuation modeling and signage design in buildings.

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“…A key component of the IADSS is the ADSS. As part of the GETAWAY project, the ADSS was tested in a rail station to examine its effectiveness in guiding people in a full-scale evacuation trial [15], [16]. In the trial three of the four exits were considered non-viable and so had a negated exit sign located above the exits, while the fourth exit, located at the extreme end of the platform, was considered viable and had the green flashing exit sign located above the exit.…”

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“…The modified sign appears as a standard emergency exit sign until the alarm is sounded, at which point the DSS is activated, hence the name Active Dynamic Signage System (ADSS). The ADSS allows an exit sign to be activated to either encourage or discourage the use of a particular route or exit [15], [16]. It is noted that the negated signage concept developed for the GETAWAY project was examined by Joakim Olander et al [17] in a later questionnaire based study.…”

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Evaluating the effectiveness of an improved active dynamic signage system using full scale evacuation trials

Galea

Xie

Deere

et al. 2017

Fire Safety Journal

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Emergency exit signs form an essential part of building wayfinding systems. However, in some emergency evacuation situations many people fail to see the emergency exit signs and in some cases, even if detected by the population, the signs have been ineffective in leading them to safety. These failings are primarily due to their inability to attract the immediate attention of the people they are there to assist and their lack of an ability to respond to a changing threat environment. The need for exit signs that attract attention when they need to be conspicuous, to redirect people to not just an exit route, but a viable and if possible an optimal exit route in an evolving emergency has driven the development of a new generation of advanced signage system, the Intelligent Active Dynamic Signage System (IADSS). The IADSS, developed as part of the European Commission FP7 funded GETAWAY project, attempts to meet these needs through the development of a novel Active Dynamic Signage System (ADSS) which can be controlled by an intelligent decision support system. This paper presents results that refine the effectiveness of the ADSS. When an exit route is considered non-viable, the adapted ADSS provides not only negative information i.e. that an exit is no longer available, but also positive information, i.e. directing the population to an alternative exit. In addition, in situations where a voice alarm system is used in conjunction with the ADSS, it is also important to ensure that the messaging does not potentially contradict the intent of the ADSS. The improved ADSS was tested in full-scale evacuation trials in a rail station. The trials suggest that the improved ADSS with voice alarm messaging that does not contradict the signage system successfully redirected 66% of the participants to the intended exit.

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An international survey and full‐scale evacuation trial demonstrating the effectiveness of the active dynamic signage system concept

Cited by 31 publications

References 11 publications

Gaze Point in the Evacuation Drills: Analysis of Eye Movement at the Indoor Wayfinding

Gaze Point in the Evacuation Drills: Analysis of Eye Movement at the Indoor Wayfinding

The influence of emergency signage on building evacuation behavior: An experimental study

Evaluating the effectiveness of an improved active dynamic signage system using full scale evacuation trials

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