Location systems : an introduction to the technology behind location awareness /

Advances in electronic location technology and the coming of age of mobile computing have opened the door for location-aware applications to permeate all aspects of everyday life. Location is at the core of a large number of high-value applications ranging from the life-and-death context of emergenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LaMarca, Anthony
Other Authors: Lara, Eyal de
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2008]
Series:Synthesis lectures on mobile and pervasive computing (Online) ; #4.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The global positioning system
  • Infrared and ultrasonic systems
  • Location esimation with 802.11
  • Cellular-based systems
  • Other approaches
  • Improving localization accuracy
  • Location-based applications and services
  • Challenges and opportunities
  • References.