Location systems an introduction to the technology behind location awareness /

• Main Author: LaMarca, Anthony.
• Other Authors: Lara, Eyal de.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2008.
• Series: Synthesis lectures in mobile and pervasive computing ; #4.
• Subjects: Mobile computing.
• Online Access: Abstract with links to full text

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...

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.