Multi-Technology Positioning

This book provides an overview of positioning technologies, applications and services in a format accessible to a wide variety of readers. Readers who have always wanted to understand how satellite-based positioning, wireless network positioning, inertial navigation, and their combinations work will find great value in this book. Readers will also learn about the advantages and disadvantages of different positioning methods, their limitations and challenges. Cognitive positioning, adding the brain to determine which technologies to use at device runtime, is introduced as well. Coverage also includes the use of position information for Location Based Services (LBS), as well as context-aware positioning services, designed for better user experience. • Brings understanding of positioning technology to readers from a variety of disciplines • Reviews multiple techniques, providing insight on the pros, cons and challenges related to each • Designed to be a tutorial on basic principles, avoiding unnecessary detail • Offers lessons learned from a cross-sector international network, from both academic and industrial perspective and from a multi-cultural view Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction and Book Structure....Pages 1-4 MULTI-POS: Multi-Technology Positioning Professionals Training Network....Pages 5-11 Understanding the GNSS Signal Model....Pages 13-53 GNSS Vulnerabilities....Pages 55-77 GNSS Quality of Service in Urban Environment....Pages 79-105 Multi-GNSS: Facts and Issues....Pages 107-124 Towards Seamless Navigation....Pages 125-147 Mapping the Radio World to Find Us....Pages 149-164 Survey on 5G Positioning....Pages 165-196 Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems with Location Uncertainty....Pages 197-215 Positioning Technology Applications Related to Environmental Issues....Pages 217-249 Context Awareness for Semantic Mobile Computing....Pages 251-267 The Impact of Galileo Open Service on the Location Based Services Markets: A Review on the Cost Structure and the Potential Revenue Streams....Pages 269-281 Location Based Services Analysis Through Analytical Hierarchical Processes: An e-Health-Based Case Study....Pages 283-301 DroneAlert: Autonomous Drones for Emergency Response....Pages 303-321 MULTI-POS: Lessons Learnt from Fellows and Supervisors....Pages 323-329 Conclusions....Pages 331-332 Back Matter....Pages 333-348