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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459036203321

Titolo

Location-based services handbook : applications, technologies, and security / / editors, Syed A. Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-4987-8552-2

1-138-11215-1

1-315-22240-X

1-4200-7198-X

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AhsonSyed

IlyasMohammad <1953->

Disciplina

621.384

Soggetti

Location-based services

Mobile geographic information systems

Wireless communication systems

Electronics in navigation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Positioning Technologies in Location-Based Services; Chapter 2: Wireless Location Technology in Location-Based Services; Chapter 3: Location in Wireless Local Area Networks; Chapter 4: Radio Frequency Identification Positioning; Chapter 5: Supporting Smart Mobile Navigation in a Smart Environment; Chapter 6: Indoor Location Determination: Environmental Impacts, Algorithm Robustness, and Performance Evaluation; Chapter 7: Location-Aware Access Control: Scenarios, Modeling Approaches, and Selected Issues

Chapter 8: Location-Based Services and PrivacyChapter 9: Protecting Privacy in Location-Based Applications; Chapter 10: Presence Services for the Support of Location-Based Applications; Chapter 11: Data-Flow Management for Location-Based Service Applications Using the Zoning Concept; Chapter 12: Assisted Global Navigation Satellite Systems: An Enabling Technology for High Demanding Location-Based Services;



Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Location-Based Services Handbook: Applications, Technologies, and Security is a comprehensive reference containing all aspects of essential technical information on location-based services (LBS) technology. With broad coverage ranging from basic concepts to research-grade material, it presents a much-needed overview of technologies for positioning and localizing, including range- and proximity-based localization methods, and environment-based location estimation methods. Featuring valuable contributions from field experts around the world, this book addresses existing and f