Local Positioning Systems

Local Positioning Systems: LBS Applications and Services is the first reference for wireless computing students and professionals interested in implementing indoor-outdoor location-aware applications. The book explores the possible approaches and technologies to location problems, examines several indoor positioning systems, provides 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.

Krzysztof W. Kolodziej, Johan Hjelm

Location. Infrastructure and Components. Sensor systems for indoor position computation. Location awareness and navigation in location-based systems. Existing indoor location systems: How they work. Location Modeling Languages. Service deployment. Privacy concerns and methods for safeguarding privacy. Development and deployment of indoor location-based services. Standards.