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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: LaMarca, Anthony (Auteur), Lara, Eyal de (Auteur)
Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Édition:1st ed. 2008.
Collection:Synthesis Lectures on Mobile & Pervasive Computing,
Sujets:
Mathematics.
Engineering.
Mobile computing.
Cooperating objects (Computer systems).
User interfaces (Computer systems).
Human-computer interaction.
Technology and Engineering.
Mobile Computing.
Cyber-Physical Systems.
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.
Accès en ligne:Texto Completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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