Metrological issues in the use of mobile mapping systems for planning emergency response

The paper intends to investigate some metrological aspects concerning data acquisition in determining the slope of escape routes in existing building, in order to provide this information as input for subsequent evacuation planning algorithms. The analysis is based on the point cloud acquired by a laser scanner and deepens different aspect that can impact on the slope uncertainty, linked to the choice of the algorithm for determining the slope itself, the values of the different parameters to set, and the different possible study strategies of the floor surface. The analysis will be conducted by using a commercial software, with the aim, in a future work, of investigating other kinds of algorithms and approaches, but also non-commercial data processing methods that may provide further useful information.