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GROPING: Geomagnetism and cROwdsensing Powered Indoor NaviGation


Abstract:

Although a large number of WiFi fingerprinting based indoor localization systems have been proposed, our field experience with Google Maps Indoor (GMI), the only system a...Show More

Abstract:

Although a large number of WiFi fingerprinting based indoor localization systems have been proposed, our field experience with Google Maps Indoor (GMI), the only system available for public testing, shows that it is far from mature for indoor navigation. In this paper, we first report our field studies with GMI, as well as experiment results aiming to explain our unsatisfactory GMI experience. Then motivated by the obtained insights, we propose GROPING as a self-contained indoor navigation system independent of any infrastructural support. GROPING relies on geomagnetic fingerprints that are far more stable than WiFi fingerprints, and it exploits crowdsensing to construct floor maps rather than expecting individual venues to supply digitized maps. Based on our experiments with 20 participants in various floors of a big shopping mall, GROPING is able to deliver a sufficient accuracy for localization and thus provides smooth navigation experience.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing ( Volume: 14, Issue: 2, 01 February 2015)
Page(s): 387 - 400
Date of Publication: 24 April 2014

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