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Ubiquitous Positioning Robin Mannings

Ubiquitous Positioning By Robin Mannings

Ubiquitous Positioning by Robin Mannings


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Summary

Introduces practitioners to the field of Ubiquitous Positioning - positioning systems that identify the location and position of people, vehicles and objects in time and space in the digitised networked economy. This volume explores ubiquitous computing from a convergence perspective, offering a road map to this field.

Ubiquitous Positioning Summary

Ubiquitous Positioning by Robin Mannings

This groundbreaking resource introduces practitioners to the emerging field of Ubiquitous Positioning - positioning systems that identify the location and position of people, vehicles and objects in time and space in the digitised networked economy. The future and growth of ubiquitous computing will be fueled by the convergence of many other areas of technology, from mobile telematics, Internet technology, and location systems, to sensing systems, geographic information systems, and the semantic web. This first-of-its-kind, forward-looking volume, which explores ubiquitous computing from a convergence perspective, offering a road map to this burgeoning field.

About Robin Mannings

Robin Mannings is a chartered engineer working in the Research and Venturing Department at BT-Laboratories, Ipswich, UK. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Department at Lancaster University, where he is studying ubiquitous positioning systems.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Concepts.; Motivation.; Intelligent Transportation Services (ITS).; Positioning Theory.; Ubiquitous Computing.; Wirelessness.; Maps and Mapping.; Ontology for Positioning.; Conclusion.; Bibliography.; Appendix.

Additional information

GOR013779779
9781596931039
1596931035
Ubiquitous Positioning by Robin Mannings
Used - Like New
Hardback
Artech House Publishers
2008-05-31
219
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