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A Pattern Language of Firefighting Frontline Practice to Inform the Design of Ubiquitous Computing

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Constructing Ambient Intelligence (AmI 2011)

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This research studies firefighting frontline practice and the effects on this practiceposed by the introduction of computing systems.As the central result, a pattern languagedescribes the practice as an overall configuration. The languageallows for discussing changes and potential impactswhen designing computing systems for frontline firefighters.

upervisor: David V. Keyson2, ReinhardOppermann1.

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  1. Fraunhofer FIT, Germany

    Sebastian Denef

  2. TU Delft, Netherlands

    Sebastian Denef

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  1. Fraunhofer-Institut Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Fraunhoferstr. 5, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Reiner Wichert

  2. Technical University Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 10, 64289, Darmstadt, Germany

    Kristof Van Laerhoven

  3. Philips Research, High Tech Campus 34 (5.058), 5656 AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Jean Gelissen

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Denef, S. (2012). A Pattern Language of Firefighting Frontline Practice to Inform the Design of Ubiquitous Computing. In: Wichert, R., Van Laerhoven, K., Gelissen, J. (eds) Constructing Ambient Intelligence. AmI 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 277. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31479-7_52

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