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WHLocator: hybrid indoor positioning system

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Nathan Lemieux,

Hanan LutfiyyaAuthors Info & Claims

ICPS '09: Proceedings of the 2009 international conference on Pervasive services

Pages 55 - 64

https://doi.org/10.1145/1568199.1568209

Published: 13 July 2009 Publication History

Abstract

There exists a multitude of location-sensing systems utilizing wireless technology. The systems vary in cost, coverage and accuracy. In this paper, we introduce WHLocator which provides location information based three technologies: WiFi, altimeter and images. Our results show that the combination of three technologies improves location accuracy.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18167-2_19

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WHLocator: hybrid indoor positioning system

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ICPS '09: Proceedings of the 2009 international conference on Pervasive services

July 2009

216 pages

ISBN:9781605586441

DOI:10.1145/1568199

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University of Naples, Italy
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Chdid DOueis RKhoury HAsmar DElhajj I(2011)Inertial-vision sensor fusion for pedestrian localization2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181533(1695-1701)Online publication date: Dec-2011
https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181533
Schindhelm CMacWilliams A(2011)Overview of Indoor Positioning Technologies for Context Aware AAL ApplicationsAmbient Assisted Living10.1007/978-3-642-18167-2_19(273-291)Online publication date: 2011
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18167-2_19

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