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The PARAMOUNT prototype system has been established for two dedicated mountainous areas in the Alps and Pyrenees: The German test and demonstration area Sudelfeld has an extension of about 30x30 kmē and is situated in the south of Munich, close to the Austrian border. The second test and demonstration area is the region Nuria/Valldeter in the Spanish Pyrenees, about 150 km in the north of Barcelona and close to the French border. |
Within the two areas mentioned above a series of extensive field tests of the PARAMOUNT system has been performed during the test and evaluation phase (March - July 2003). Mainly two user communities have been involved in the field-testing: On the one hand some interested normal hikers representing the 'casual hikers' who are the main target group of the PARAMOUNT service and on the other hand members of several mountain rescue authorities, representing the targeted professional user-group.
The tests have been completed successfully in July 2003. The results obtained were very satisfying and the user feedback regarding the developed service features as well as the overall performance was very positive.
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In order to present the project results and the developed system to a broader public, four specific events have been organized, i.e. the Public Demonstrations in Neubiberg/GER (General presentation) and at the Sudelfeld (In-Field Demonstration) by IfEN/AGIS as well as the Public Demonstrations in Barcelona and Nuria-Valldeter by the ICC. Numerous attendants from e.g. hiking federations, GIS and navigation industry, universities, SAR authorities, press etc. have shown great interest in the presented results. |
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