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ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2019

An Argument Against Cross-Platform Development: Lessons From an Augmented Reality App Prototype for Rural Emergency Responders.

Bryan Weichelt, Tomi Heimonen, Matthew Pilz, Aaron Yoder, Casper Bendixsen

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Article in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Bryan Weichelt *Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield, WI, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7444-4374
Tomi HeimonenUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3750-6422
Matthew PilzlinkedPIXEL LLC, Marshfield, WI, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9433-9675
Aaron YoderDepartment of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, NE, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4195-7469
Casper BendixsenMarshfield Clinic Research Institute, National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield, WI, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3419-6940

Funding

Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health CenterU54OH010170 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BENDER, JEFFREY B. · 2011 to 2025
$24.2M
Surveillance of Agricultural Injuries in the Central States RegionsU54OH010162 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI RAUTIAINEN, RISTO HEIKKI · 2011 to 2025
$23.6M
ACL HHS U54OH010162NIOSH CDC HHS U54 OH010162NIOSH CDC HHS U54 OH010170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMobile augmented reality (MAR) apps offer potential support for emergency responders in rural areas.

objectiveIn this report, we described lessons learned from the development process of augmented reality (AR) Farm Mapping to Assist, Protect and Prepare Emergency Responders (MAPPER), a MAR app that provides emergency responders onsite information about the agricultural operation they enter.

methodsCross-platform frameworks were used to create AR MAPPER to accommodate budget constraints and overcome issues with markerless MAR technologies. Although the single codebase and Web technologies streamlined development, cross-device hardware limitations impacted location accuracy, lengthened the development cycle, and required regular updates to third-party libraries.

resultsA hybrid development approach of using Web-based technologies with native tie-ins for specialized components and enhanced performance cut time and costs. This also led to consistency across multiple platforms and ensured that there is only a single set of source files to modify for Android and iPhone operating systems. Meanwhile, active development was delayed by some major hurdles. Apple and Google both released new versions of their operating systems, and the Wikitude framework issued four major updates, each of which brought with it some important enhancements and also led to some new issues.

conclusionsDevelopers should consider single platform native development to benefit from platform-specific MAR implementations and to avoid development, testing, and maintenance costs associated with cross-platform implementation. Emergency response organizations may be more likely to utilize a single platform across the devices used by their command staff. This also reduces the benefits of cross-platform development. Furthermore, providing map-based, non-AR cross-platform apps for landowners, farmers, and ranchers would help improve and maintain data quality, which is crucial for the utility and user experience of MAR apps.

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Augmented RealityEmergency Medical ServicesHumansMobile ApplicationsRural Health ServicesTechnology Assessment, Biomedicalemergency medical servicesmhealthrural healthtelemedicine

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PMID30920380
PMCPMC6458533

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