Performance of an indoor/outdoor RSS signature cellular handset location method in Manhattan

Author

Zhu, Jian ; Spain, Steve ; Bhattacharya, Tarun ; Durgin, Gregory D.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA

fYear

2006

fDate

9-14 July 2006

Firstpage

3069

Lastpage

3072

Abstract

This paper presents handset location results in a live cellular network using a received signal strength (RSS) signature method that can locate handsets in the ultradense urban environment like Manhattan. Our results show that RSS location techniques are accurate for both outdoor and indoor users, surpassing the United States´ rigorous E911 guideline of location estimate errors of less than 100 m 67% of the time and less than 300 m 95% of the time. A unique indoor propagation model presented in this paper may enhance location-based services and (in the US) enhanced 911 safety service offered by cellular carriers

Keywords

cellular radio; indoor radio; mobile handsets; radiowave propagation; 911 safety service; Manhattan; United States E911 guideline; cellular handset location method; indoor propagation model; indoor-outdoor RSS signature; live cellular network; location estimate errors; location-based services; received signal strength signature method; ultradense urban environment; Area measurement; Base stations; Calibration; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Performance evaluation; Polarization; Power measurement; Telephone sets; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0123-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2006.1711257

Filename

1711257