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Search and Rescue Dog training is a complex and time-consuming topic. Real-Time visualisation of area search dogs could support training and missions. This was acheived with cost effective IoT hardware and a smartphone app. This article presents work from the author’s Master Thesis highlighting the Real-Time requirements of the use-case and their implementation.
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Many thanks to the Johanniter Rettungshundestaffel Landshut.
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Thomeczek, M. (2023). Live GNSS Tracking of Search and Rescue Dogs with LoRa. In: Unger, H., Schaible, M. (eds) Real-time and Autonomous Systems 2022. Real-Time 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 674. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32700-1_13
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