DYNAMIC ANCHOR NETWORK FOR A FIRST RESPONDER SITUATION

摘要

A method for establishing a location anchor network includes receiving, by a location application (126) executing on a processor (122), GPS positions from each of a plurality of location anchors (102, 104, 106), determining, by the location application (126), a preliminary network topology using the GPS positions for each of the plurality of location anchors (102, 104, 106), receiving, by the location application (126), an inter-location anchor spacing between the plurality of location anchors (102, 104, 106), determining, by the location application (126), a final network topology based on the GPS positions and the inter-anchor spacings, and storing the final network topology in a memory. The plurality of location anchors (102, 104, 106) are portable, and the plurality of location anchors (102, 104, 106) are deployed at a location associated with a structure (101). The final network topology defines a position estimate for each location anchor of the plurality of location anchors (102, 104, 106).