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Location-aware software has become widespread outdoors. Indoor applications are now on the rise. However, careful selection of the appropriate local positioning system (LPS) and application fine-tuning are required in order to guarantee acceptable user experience. We present a simulation-based approach that includes application characteristics, LPS characteristics, and building characteristics to this complex task and illustrate how the appropriate LPS can be chosen and how applications can be fine-tuned. A sophisticated indoor navigation system is used as sample application. The paper also provides insights into subtle details and caveats of different LPS technologies from an application and building viewpoint.
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Aitenbichler, E., Lyardet, F., Hadjakos, A., Mühlhäuser, M. (2009). Fine-Grained Evaluation of Local Positioning Systems for Specific Target Applications. In: Zhang, D., Portmann, M., Tan, AH., Indulska, J. (eds) Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing. UIC 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5585. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02830-4_19
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