Edips: An easy to deploy indoor positioning system to support loosely coupled mobile work
Edips: An easy to deploy indoor positioning system to support loosely coupled mobile work
Authors
Vera, R.
Ochoa, S.F.
Aldunate Vera, Roberto
Ochoa, S.F.
Aldunate Vera, Roberto
Authors
Date
2012-02-06
Datos de publicación:
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 15, Nº4, 365-376, 2011
Keywords
Sistema de posicionamiento en interiores - Estimación de la localización del usuario - Trabajo de acoplamiento flexible móvil - Usuarios nómadas
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Abstract
Loosely coupled mobile work is characterized by nomadic workers collaborating in sporadically and ondemand ways. Supporting nomadic workers' interactions requires knowing the location of the potential collaborator; therefore, indoor/outdoor positioning systems play a key role. Locating persons in outdoor environments is well addressed by Global Positioning Systems (GPS); however, for the indoor scenario, the solution is not so clear. Although several proposals for indoor positioning have been reported in the literature, most of them demand important setup efforts. This article presents the Easy to Deploy Indoor Positioning System (EDIPS), a WiFi-based system able to support the typical location requirements involved in loosely coupled mobile work. EDIPS is aimed for fast deployment and real-time operations rather than for location accuracy. The system was preliminary evaluated as a support for locating medical interns' in a simulated hospital. The results obtained indicate the solution is able to locate nomadic workers in an indoor scenario, with enough accuracy to support loosely coupled mobile work, while requiring minimal setup effort. © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011.