Research report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice, Award Number: 2009-SQ-B9-K009. Ficheiro de 15,2 MB em formato PDF (122 p.).

1. Executive summary. 2. Introduction. 2.1 Literature citations and review. 2.1.1 Building representations. 2.1.2 Generating 3D building representations. 2.1.3 Evacuation models. 2.1.4 Visual analytics. 3. Methods. 3.1 System design. 3.2 Generating building networks. 3.2.1 Data acquisition and preprocessing. 3.2.2 Adjacency graph construction. 3.2.3 Identification of hallways, stairways, elevators, entrances. 3.2.4 Centerline extraction. 3.2.5 3D building network construction. 3.3 A mobile communication system for rapid emergency mitigation and response. 3.3.1 Command center. 3.3.2 Mobile responder system. 3.3.3 Database functions. 3.4 A Visual analytics system for situationally aware evacuations. 3.4.1 Route planner. 3.4.2 Visual analytics system. 4. Results. 4.1 Implementation. 4.2 Building network generator. 4.3 Example evacuation scenarios. 4.3.1 Situation 1: No blockages. 4.3.2 Situation 2: Induced blockages. 4.3.3 Situation 3: Rerouting evacuees. 5. Evaluation. 5.1 PNNL Experiment. 5.2 Training Event 1: Office building. 5.2.1 Training Event: Sequence of events. 5.2.2 Training Event: Data collection. 5.2.3 Training event: Observations. 5.3 Tabletop Exercise: Evacuation. 5.3.1 Scenario 1. Gas leak in building. 5.3.2 Scenario 2. Active shooter in building. 5.3.3 Scenario 3. Explosion in utility plant. 5.3.4 Analysis and system assessment. 5.4 Training Event 2: Highrise building. 5.4.1 Assessment. 6. Conclusions. 7. Dissemination of research findings. 7.1 Presentations at meetings. 7.2 EERC system demonstrations. 7.3 Publications. 7.4 Theses. 7.5 Videos. 7.6 Website. 7.7 Community Partners and Collaborators.