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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[San Rafael, Calif.] :
Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
[2008]
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| 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.