Title :
Herecast:an open infrastructure for locationbased services using WiFi
Author :
Paciga, Mark ; Lutfiyya, Hanan
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont.
Abstract :
This paper describes a location positioning system called Herecast. Herecast addresses many of the current weaknesses found in current location positioning systems. This paper describes the Herecast architecture and how it has been used to develop several location-aware applications
Keywords :
computer network management; mobile computing; telecommunication services; Herecast; WiFi; location positioning system; location-based services; Cities and towns; Computer architecture; Context-aware services; Costs; Floors; Global Positioning System; Hardware; Indoor environments; Printers; Web services;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless And Mobile Computing, Networking And Communications, 2005. (WiMob'2005), IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9181-0
DOI :
10.1109/WIMOB.2005.1512945
