New Vistas for Firefighter Information Systems? Towards a Systematic Evaluation of Emerging Technologies from a Task-Technology Fit Perspective

Schlauderer, Sebastian; Overhage, Sven; Weidinger, Julian

doi:10.1109/hicss.2016.30

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“…The results of our study corroborate and explain findings of a quantitative study that was recently conducted to examine the potential and the diffusion of emerging FITs [23]. That study showed that ERIS were both more widespread in use and perceived to have a greater potential to expedite the emergency response process than UAVs.…”

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“…Moreover, the perception of some technologies varied considerably indicating that their use in practice might be dependent on specific factors. Due to the quantitative nature of the study, the authors could not definitely identify reasons for the varying perception so that the results remained "controversial" [23]. This was especially true for drones, which received a surprisingly negative feedback.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Despite the unclear effects of novel FITs, we found only one article that analyzes their potential and specifically studies their perception in practice. In this article, six types of emerging FITs were identified [23]: digital plans/guides, ERIS, UAVs, unmanned ground vehicles, intelligent protective clothing, and indoor positioning. In a survey with over 900 responses, many of these technologies received a feedback that was contrary to the expectations in literature.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Good, the Bad and the Indispensable - Insights into the Practical Potential of Emergency Response Information Systems and Drones for Firefighters

Weidinger¹,

Schlauderer²,

Overhage³

2018

Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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The introduction of innovative information technologies is frequently pursued to improve the on-site decision-making and hence the effectiveness of emergency response processes. Yet, the practical potential of innovative firefighter information technologies hardly has been investigated so far. In this paper, we present the results of a study, in which we interviewed 21 members of German fire departments about the potential of emergency response information systems and drones. The results suggest that firefighters find both technologies to deliver potential improvements. They also pointed to several possible drawbacks and critical requirements, however. The results of our study do not only provide a multifaceted overview of the potential benefits and risks that ought to be taken into account when introducing emergency response information systems or drones for firefighters. They also call for a systematic investigation of the practical potential of firefighter information technologies in general.

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The Good, the Bad and the Indispensable - Insights into the Practical Potential of Emergency Response Information Systems and Drones for Firefighters

Weidinger¹,

Schlauderer²,

Overhage³

2018

Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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“…In this context, the use of UAVs can improve the safety of the operators, supporting at the same time the ground logistics and activities. An evaluation of emerging technologies to improve the firefighter capabilities of responding to an emergency has been presented, through a survey-based study by [12,13]. Especially the use of UAVs for firefighting operations, with a schematic analysis of the potential usage of drones in different stages of the emergency management cycle has been discussed in [14].…”

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The Use of UAVs for Performing Safety-Related Tasks at Post-Disaster and Non-Critical Construction Sites

Calantropio

2019

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Thanks to the wide diffusion of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), geomatics solutions have actively contributed to the field of safety enhancement and disaster risk reduction, supporting rapid mapping and documentation activities of the damages that have occurred to heritage buildings after natural disasters (such as earthquakes) where, in this scenario it is even more important to plan and execute disaster assessment and response operations in safe conditions. In fact, the planning and execution of technical countermeasures in a seismic emergency response involve higher risks for the safety of the operators as compared with responses related to the activities performed at non-critical construction sites. After an analysis of the state of the art, this study aims to underline the possibilities offered by the use of UAVs for performing safety-related tasks, both at post-disaster and non-critical construction sites. First, a survey has been conducted concerning the main user expectations and characteristics that an ideal UAV platform should have in order to perform safety-related tasks at construction sites that are created following the initial emergency phases. The answers that were obtained have been compared with similar studies retrieved from the literature validating previously conducted research. The legislative context is also considered, as it is an important factor that influences the applicability of these platforms and technology. Along with a method for assessing and mitigating the intrinsic risk of using an UAV, the results of a survey submitted to experts in the field of safety at construction sites is also discussed, intending to identify requirements of the ideal platform and the related user expectations. The results are reported, together with a summary of considerations on the use of these strategies in the analyzed contexts.

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“…1). However, UAS have not reached their full potential in this sector yet and their adoption can even be met with skepticism from practitioners [4]. The impediments partially lie in regulatory restrictions, acquisition costs, and other organizational issues-but also the fact that not all UAS-based solutions have reached a maturity that meets the challenging requirements of many scenarios.…”

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Maturity Levels of Public Safety Applications using Unmanned Aerial Systems: a Review

Stampa

Sutorma

Jahn

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J Intell Robot Syst

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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are becoming increasingly popular in the public safety sector. While some applications have so far only been envisioned, others are regularly performed in real-life scenarios. Many more fall in between and are actively investigated by research and commercial communities alike. This study reviews the maturity levels, or “market-readiness”, of public safety applications for UAS. As individual assessments of all applications suggested in the literature are infeasible due to their sheer number, we propose a novel set of application categories: Remote Sensing, Mapping, Monitoring, Human-drone Interaction, Flying Ad-hoc Networks, Transportation, and Counter UAV Systems. Each category’s maturity is assessed through a literature review of contained applications, using the metric of Application Readiness Levels (ARLs). Relevant aspects such as the environmental complexity and available mission time of addressed scenarios are taken into account. Following the analysis, we infer that improvements in autonomy and software reliability are the most promising research areas for increasing the usefulness and acceptance of UAS in the public safety domain.

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New Vistas for Firefighter Information Systems? Towards a Systematic Evaluation of Emerging Technologies from a Task-Technology Fit Perspective

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

The Good, the Bad and the Indispensable - Insights into the Practical Potential of Emergency Response Information Systems and Drones for Firefighters

The Good, the Bad and the Indispensable - Insights into the Practical Potential of Emergency Response Information Systems and Drones for Firefighters

The Use of UAVs for Performing Safety-Related Tasks at Post-Disaster and Non-Critical Construction Sites

Maturity Levels of Public Safety Applications using Unmanned Aerial Systems: a Review

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