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Location and navigation support for emergency responders: a survey

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Location and navigation support for emergency responders: a survey. / Fischer, Carl; Gellersen, Hans.
In: IEEE Pervasive Computing, Vol. 9, No. 1, 01.2010, p. 38-47.

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Fischer, C & Gellersen, H 2010, 'Location and navigation support for emergency responders: a survey', IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2009.91

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Fischer, C., & Gellersen, H. (2010). Location and navigation support for emergency responders: a survey. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 9(1), 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2009.91

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Fischer C, Gellersen H. Location and navigation support for emergency responders: a survey. IEEE Pervasive Computing. 2010 Jan;9(1):38-47. doi: 10.1109/MPRV.2009.91

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Fischer, Carl ; Gellersen, Hans. / Location and navigation support for emergency responders : a survey. In: IEEE Pervasive Computing. 2010 ; Vol. 9, No. 1. pp. 38-47.

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