Young Entrepreneurs - Pocketfire
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Firefighters still rely on paper-based maps to deal with fire incidents; these maps are distributed at the start of each shift and are usually out of date by the time firefighters get them. PocketFire is a a real-time mapping and data collection solution for mobile devices that allows firefighters to use their own smartphones or tablets to generate and share real time maps and other crucial information of incidents. UNSW's David Morrison maps it out for us.
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