Systems and Technologies that Facilitate the Indoor Positioning

In the last years, mobile computing has considerably impacted the area of information technologies. The growth of mobile platforms has brought one of the most important advancements: positioning of mobile devices which relates to the users mobility and involves the process of sensing positions, thro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cruz Alvarado, Mainor Alberto, Sandí Delgado, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/31585
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pensamiento-actual/article/view/31585
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:mobile devices
positioning systems
positioning technologies
mobile platforms
indoor positioning.
dispositivos móviles
sistemas de posicionamiento
tecnologías de posicionamiento
plataformas móviles
posicionamiento en interiores.
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Sumario:In the last years, mobile computing has considerably impacted the area of information technologies. The growth of mobile platforms has brought one of the most important advancements: positioning of mobile devices which relates to the users mobility and involves the process of sensing positions, through GPS and QR codes (Lliteras, Challiol, &Gordillo, 2013). This article includes the results of a bibliographical study that allows assessing how the systems and technologies that facilitate indoor positioning work. The work is qualitative. It highlights the importance of generating guidelines to develop this apps, as well as to continue investigating new wireless systems and location systems toimprove present precision levels.