Intelligent location models for next generation location-based services

Abstract

To become truly ubiquitous, next generation location-based services (LBS) will have to rely on mobile platforms upon which multiple sensors and measurement systems have been integrated to provide continuous, three-dimensional positioning and orientation. Such technologies are explored today for example in mobile mapping systems, vehicle navigation systems and mobile robot navigation. Next-generation LBS also need theoretically sound methods to translate position into location information. The article addresses this problem: the transformation of position into meaningful and reliable location, and the transformation of location knowledge into positioning constraints. It suggests by this way a..