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Zeitschriftenartikel:

J. Fabini, R. Russ, L. Wallentin:
"Architecture and Prototypical Realization of NFC-based Indoor Positioning with Android and Google Maps";
E&I Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, 130 (2013), 7; S. a22 - a30.



Kurzfassung deutsch:
Fundamental to location-based services is accurate positioning information which is commonly acquired using one or several of three main technologies: Global Positioning System (GPS), cellular network information (Cell-ID, OTDOA), or wireless network (WLAN). However, indoor location technologies are still in an infancy stage, main reason being the lack of adequate location sensors and indoor maps.
In this paper we present concepts, architecture and implementation of a novel RFID-based indoor positioning prototype which uses standard functionality of today's NFC-equipped smartphones. The proposed solution aggregates and processes available location sources, including RFID/NFC, Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS. It uses a web services infrastructure including server-based algorithms and own indoor maps to separate positioning algorithms from location sensors and to compute accurate, floor-specific position.
Feasibility of the theoretical concept is demonstrated using a fully functional prototype which has been implemented as Mobile App for Android-based Google Nexus Series smartphones. It seamlessly integrates indoor positioning with Google Maps outdoor positioning, offering highly accurate indoor positioning as pre-requisite of future advanced indoor location-based services.
Main application of the indoor location prototype is the development and testing of novel location algorithms which aggregate and combine distinct location sensors and sources. However, the system can be easily extended and deployed to offer, e.g., accurate customer indoor door-to-door navigation in large shopping malls.

Kurzfassung englisch:
Fundamental to location-based services is accurate positioning information which is commonly acquired using one or several of three main technologies: Global Positioning System (GPS), cellular network information (Cell-ID, OTDOA), or wireless network (WLAN). However, indoor location technologies are still in an infancy stage, main reason being the lack of adequate location sensors and indoor maps.
In this paper we present concepts, architecture and implementation of a novel RFID-based indoor positioning prototype which uses standard functionality of today's NFC-equipped smartphones. The proposed solution aggregates and processes available location sources, including RFID/NFC, Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS. It uses a web services infrastructure including server-based algorithms and own indoor maps to separate positioning algorithms from location sensors and to compute accurate, floor-specific position.
Feasibility of the theoretical concept is demonstrated using a fully functional prototype which has been implemented as Mobile App for Android-based Google Nexus Series smartphones. It seamlessly integrates indoor positioning with Google Maps outdoor positioning, offering highly accurate indoor positioning as pre-requisite of future advanced indoor location-based services.
Main application of the indoor location prototype is the development and testing of novel location algorithms which aggregate and combine distinct location sensors and sources. However, the system can be easily extended and deployed to offer, e.g., accurate customer indoor door-to-door navigation in large shopping malls.

Schlagworte:
Indoor Location, GPS, NFC, Android, Google Maps


Elektronische Version der Publikation:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_223045.pdf


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