Title :
Are GSM Phones THE Solution for Localization?
Author :
Varshavsky, A. ; Chen, M.Y. ; de Lara, E. ; Froehlich, J. ; Haehnel, Daniel ; Hightower, J. ; Lamarca, Antonio ; Potter, F. ; Sohn, T. ; Tang, Ke ; Smith, I.
Author_Institution :
Toronto Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
In this paper, we argue that localization solution based on cellular phone technology, specifically GSM phones, is a sufficient and attractive option in terms of coverage and accuracy for a wide range of indoor, outdoor, and place-based location-aware applications. We present preliminary results that indicate that GSM-based localization systems have the potential to detect the places that people visit in their everyday lives, and can achieve median localization accuracies of 5 and 75 meters for indoor and outdoor environments, respectively
Keywords :
cellular radio; mobility management (mobile radio); GSM phones; cellular phone; localization; location awareness; Application software; Cellular phones; Computer science; GSM; Global Positioning System; Medical services; Navigation; Taxonomy; Web search; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, 2006. WMCSA '06. Proceedings. 7th IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Orcas Island, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2439-7
DOI :
10.1109/WMCSA.2006.2
