Intra-building People Localisation Using Personal Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Devices
Glebs Kuzmičs, Maaruf Ali · Annals of Emerging Technologies in Computing · 2018
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.