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Indoor location sensing using geo-magnetism

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Chris Schmandt,

Pedram Razavai,

Micaela WisemanAuthors Info & Claims

MobiSys '11: Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Mobile systems, applications, and services

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1999995.2000010

Published: 28 June 2011 Publication History

Abstract

We present an indoor positioning system that measures location using disturbances of the Earth's magnetic field caused by structural steel elements in a building. The presence of these large steel members warps the geomagnetic field in a way that is spatially varying but temporally stable. To localize, we measure the magnetic field using an array of e-compasses and compare the measurement with a previously obtained magnetic map. We demonstrate accuracy within 1 meter 88% of the time in experiments in two buildings and across multiple floors within the buildings. We discuss several constraint techniques that can maintain accuracy as the sample space increases.

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  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
  2. Real-time systems

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DOI:10.1145/1999995

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