Zero-Effort Technologies
Zero-Effort Technologies

Author: Jennifer Boger

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Published: 2018-03-21

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1627059776

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book introduces zero-effort technologies (ZETs), an emerging class of technologies that require little or no effort from the people who use them. ZETs use advanced computing techniques, such as computer vision, sensor fusion, decision-making and planning, machine learning, and the Internet of Things to autonomously perform the collection, analysis, and application of data about the user and/or his/her context. This book begins with an overview of ZETs, then presents concepts related to their development, including pervasive intelligent technologies and environments, design principles, and considerations regarding use. The book discusses select examples of the latest in ZET development before concluding with thoughts regarding future directions of the field.

Location-Based Services
Location-Based Services

Author: Axel Küpper

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2013-06-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780470750049

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Since the release of the first edition of this book in 2005, significant preconditions for the realization of LBSs have changed. GPS receivers have become a standard feature of mobile devices, electronic map services can easily be integrated into services by convenient APIs (application programming interface), the Web 2.0 paradigm has dramatically changed the way services are offered and used, and manufactures have created sophisticated mobile devices making it both easy and attractive to use LBS. As a result of these developments, the way of realizing LBSs has changed from a network-centric approach towards a device-centric approach, which is reflected by new location solutions for mobile devices, supporting protocols and architectures. This second edition of Location-based Services is a compilation of the latest developments, technologies and solutions in the LBS area, providing a unique overview of all aspects of location-based services and related technologies. The book describes new architectures and protocols that have emerged in the recent years and covers new paradigms for realizing LBSs. It provides a description of mobile platforms for supporting LBSs (e.g., Android or iPhone) as well as an update of other platforms and technologies examined in the first edition. Containing extended chapters dealing with maps and computational geometry as well as location privacy protection, the book is unique in offering broad coverage of positioning technology, telecommunication, and LBS services. It starts with an overview of service aspects before providing the required background on geophysical aspects. The main extent of the book provides information about the communication aspects and location determination technologies before concluding with a variety of available LBS solutions and platforms.

Mobile Location Services
Mobile Location Services

Author: Andrew Jagoe

Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 0130084565

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

-- Includes case studies based on real world solution deployments with Vicinity, ATX, Ford and Hutchison 3G.-- Insights into differences between solutions for US and European marketplaces.-- Includes a software development kit for building a basic Location Service Solution.Mobile applications must be much smarter than desktop web applications. These applications need to know user's location, surroundings, and provide directions on how to get there. Developers face many challenges, including how to pinpoint the user's location, how to retrieve relevant spatial data from map databases that are often 20 Gigabytes in size, and how to support multiple clients. The mobility provided by the proliferation of wireless devices, such as Palm Pilots and onboard navigation systems presents a new class of opportunities and problems for application developers. This book provides an end-to-end solution guide to understand the issues in location-based services and build solutions that will sell. Complete with software and industry case studies, this book is an essential companion to anyone wanting to build the next killer application. The more than one million auto-based telematics terminals that have been installed by year-end 2001 are ample testimony of the opportunities and attractiveness of the mobile location services market. This large and growing installed base of subscribers also provides multiple implementation examples, which are incorporated into the text

Location-Based Services
Location-Based Services

Author: Axel Küpper

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-10-31

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0470092327

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Location-based Services (LBSs) are mobile services for providing information that has been created, compiled, selected or filtered under consideration of the users’ current locations or those of other persons or mobile devices. Typical examples are restaurant finders, buddy trackers, navigation services or applications in the areas of mobile marketing and mobile gaming. The attractiveness of LBSs is due to the fact that users are not required to enter location information manually but are automatically pinpointed and tracked. This book explains the fundamentals and operation of LBSs and gives a thorough introduction to the key technologies and organizational procedures, offering comprehensive coverage of positioning methods, location protocols and service platforms, alongside an overview of interfaces, languages, APIs and middleware with examples demonstrating their usage. Explanation and comparison of all protocols and architectures for location services In-depth coverage of satellite, cellular and local positioning All embracing introduction to 3GPP positioning methods, such as Cell-Id, E-OTD, U-TdoA, OTDoA-IPDL and Assisted GPS Explains the operation of enhanced emergency services such as E-911 Identifies unsolved research issues and challenges in the area of LBSs This comprehensive guide will be invaluable to undergraduate and postgraduate students and lecturers in the area of telecommunications. It will also be a useful resource to developers and researchers seeking to expand their knowledge in this field.

Local Positioning Systems
Local Positioning Systems

Author: Krzysztof W. Kolodziej

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1351837974

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Local Positioning Systems: LBS Applications and Services explores the possible approaches and technologies to location problems including people and asset tracking, mobile resource management, public safety, and handset location-based services. The book examines several indoor positioning systems, providing detailed case studies of existing applications and their requirements, and shows how to set them up. Other chapters are dedicated to position computation algorithms using different signal metrics and determination methods, 2D/3D indoor map data and location models, indoor navigation, system components and how they work, privacy, deployment issues, and standards. In detail, the book explains the steps for deploying a location-enabled network, including doing a site-survey, creating a positioning model and floor maps, and access point placement and configuration. Also presented is a classification for network-based and ad-hoc positioning systems, and a framework for developing indoor LBS services. This comprehensive guide will be invaluable to students and lecturers in the area of wireless computing. It will also be an enabling resource to developers and researchers seeking to expand their knowledge in this field.

Location-Based Services Handbook
Location-Based Services Handbook

Author: Syed A. Ahson

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-06-13

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 9781138112155

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Location-Based Services Handbook: Applications, Technologies, and Security is a comprehensive reference containing all aspects of essential technical information on location-based services (LBS) technology. With broad coverage ranging from basic concepts to research-grade material, it presents a much-needed overview of technologies for positioning and localizing, including range- and proximity-based localization methods, and environment-based location estimation methods. Featuring valuable contributions from field experts around the world, this book addresses existing and future directions of LBS technology, exploring how it can be used to optimize resource allocation and improve cooperation in wireless networks. It is a self-contained, comprehensive resource that presents: A detailed description of the wireless location positioning technology used in LBS Coverage of the privacy and protection procedure for cellular networks--and its shortcomings An assessment of threats presented when location information is divulged to unauthorized parties Important IP Multimedia Subsystem and IMS-based presence service proposals The demand for navigation services is predicted to rise by a combined annual growth rate of more than 104 percent between 2008 and 2012, and many of these applications require efficient and highly scalable system architecture and system services to support dissemination of location-dependent resources and information to a large and growing number of mobile users. This book offers tools to aid in determining the optimal distance measurement system for a given situation by assessing factors including complexity, accuracy, and environment. It provides an extensive survey of existing literature and proposes a novel, widely applicable, and highly scalable architecture solution. Organized into three major sections--applications, technologies, and security--this material fully covers various location-based applications and the impact they will have on the future.

Advanced Location-Based Technologies and Services
Advanced Location-Based Technologies and Services

Author: Hassan A. Karimi

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1466518197

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Since the publication of the first edition in 2004, advances in mobile devices, positioning sensors, WiFi fingerprinting, and wireless communications, among others, have paved the way for developing new and advanced location-based services (LBSs). This second edition provides up-to-date information on LBSs, including WiFi fingerprinting, mobile computing, geospatial clouds, geospatial data mining, location privacy, and location-based social networking. It also includes new chapters on application areas such as LBSs for public health, indoor navigation, and advertising. In addition, the chapter on remote sensing has been revised to address advancements.

Local Positioning Systems
Local Positioning Systems

Author: Krzysztof W. Kolodziej

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1420005006

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Local Positioning Systems: LBS Applications and Services explores the possible approaches and technologies to location problems including people and asset tracking, mobile resource management, public safety, and handset location-based services. The book examines several indoor positioning systems, providing detailed case studies of existing applications and their requirements, and shows how to set them up. Other chapters are dedicated to position computation algorithms using different signal metrics and determination methods, 2D/3D indoor map data and location models, indoor navigation, system components and how they work, privacy, deployment issues, and standards. In detail, the book explains the steps for deploying a location-enabled network, including doing a site-survey, creating a positioning model and floor maps, and access point placement and configuration. Also presented is a classification for network-based and ad-hoc positioning systems, and a framework for developing indoor LBS services. This comprehensive guide will be invaluable to students and lecturers in the area of wireless computing. It will also be an enabling resource to developers and researchers seeking to expand their knowledge in this field.