HealthDist: A Context, Location and Preference-Aware System for Safe Navigation

In this demo paper, we feature HealthDist, an innovative system that is an additional asset in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. HealthDist utilizes context (e.g., weather conditions), location (e.g., crowded areas), and user preferences to provide safe pedestrian paths which decrease the exposure to the virus causing COVID-19. Its modular design, consisting of four components, reduces the time and resources needed to provide accurate localization and indoor-outdoor path recommendations that satisfy the user’s preferences. We demonstrate interactively using smartphones how HealthDist can provide real time navigation information within a university campus and illustrate the reduction of the COVID-19 exposure risk while satisfying the constraints defined by the user.Video: http://bit.ly/3bMicbs