![]() Introduction 1.1 The Concept of Ubiquitous Positioning 1.2 The Aim of This Book 1.3 The Structure of This Book 1.3.1 Background and Overview 1.3.2 Motivation, Business, and Applications 1.3.3 Technologies of Whereness 1.3.4 Whereness and the Future 1.3.5 The Epilogue 1.4 General Principles 1.4.1 Some History and Terminology 1.4.2 Today’s Opportunities and the Current Fragmented Market 1.4.3 Position, Location, and Coordinates 1.4.4 Remote and Autonomous Positioning 1.4.5 The Inadequacies of GPS 1.4.6 Ubiquitous Computing 1.4.7 Context Aware Computing 1.4.8 User Profile 1.4.9 A Priori Information 1.4.10 Positioning Practicalities 1.4.11 The Ad Hoc Approach to Sharing Location 1.4.12 Quality of Information 1.4.13 Robotic Systems and Machine Intelligence 1.5 Summary Referencesġ 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 To my wife, Diana, and children, Frances, and Peter Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. Artech House cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. ![]() ![]() All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. ![]() Printed and bound in the United States of America. © 2008 ARTECH HOUSE 685 Canton Street Norwood, MA 02062 All rights reserved. Library of Congress.īritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the U.S. For a listing of recent titles turn to the back of this book. ![]()
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