The commercialization of GPS technology has been a boon for those navigating unfamiliar city streets, highways and byways, but head inside out of sight of the GPS satellite signals and the limitations of the technology can quickly become evident. Other efforts to solve the problem involve the use of accelerometers, sometimes combined with magnetic field sensors, but a new system developed at Duke University promises to provide precise indoor localization using a different approach – detecting “invisible” landmarks... Continue Reading UnLoc app uses “invisible” landmarks for precise indoor localization
Section: Mobile Technology
Tags: Accelerometer, Duke University, GPS, Navigation, Sensors, Smartphone, Tracking
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