@article{TANG2008, 
author = {Fangqin TANG and Xin ZHANG},
title = {A GIS-Based 3D Simulation for Occupant Evacuation in a Building},
year = {2008},
journal = {Tsinghua Science and Technology},
volume = {13},
number = {S1},
pages = {58-64},
keywords = {geographic information system (GIS), evacuation simulation, multi-agent modeling, object-oriented graphics rendering engine (OGRE), ActiveX control},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1016/S1007-0214(08)70127-5},
doi = {10.1016/S1007-0214(08)70127-5},
abstract = {The evacuation efficiency of building plans is of obvious importance to the public safety. The complexity of building plans, however, makes it difficult for the efficiency evaluation. This paper presents a computational model AutoEscape, which can simulate the evacuation process for any given occupant distribution in buildings. Designed as an extensible multi-level structure, the model constructs the geometry level and occupant level and establishes the interactions between levels. The GIS-based environmental analysis is realized to automatically generate the geometric representation and formulate the cognition of agents. The multi-agent based technology is employed to simulate the crowd behaviors with autonomously acting individuals. A visualization component, which provides 3D free observations for the simulation process, is developed on the platform of OGRE and integrated into the system interface in form of ActiveX control. Finally, a case study has been conducted and the results have been compared with the results of an existing model to show the reliability and capacity of AutoEscape simulation.}
}