Location systems for ubiquitous computing

2001/01/01 by J. Hightower, Jeffrey Hightower, G. Borriello · 2,991 citations
Computer Science · Engineering · #Computer science #Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems #Data science #Domain (mathematical analysis) #Field (mathematics) #Human–computer interaction #Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies #Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing #Taxonomy (biology) #Ubiquitous computing

paper · doi:10.1109/2.940014

published in Computer 34(8), 57-66 (IEEE Computer Society)

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Abstract

This survey and taxonomy of location systems for mobile-computing applications describes a spectrum of current products and explores the latest in the field. To make sense of this domain, we have developed a taxonomy to help developers of location-aware applications better evaluate their options when choosing a location-sensing system. The taxonomy may also aid researchers in identifying opportunities for new location-sensing techniques.

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