A study of LBS accuracy in the UK and a novel approach to inferring the positioning technology employed.

Mohr, Marian and Edwards, Christopher and McCarthy, Ben (2008) A study of LBS accuracy in the UK and a novel approach to inferring the positioning technology employed. Computer Communications, 31 (6). 1148 - 1159.

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Abstract

Using data collected from three UK operators (O2, Orange and Vodafone) this paper incorporates population density, provider-claimed accuracy, achieved-accuracy as determined using a reference network and base station parameters to form an extremely comprehensive empirical study of currently deployed cellular network-based positioning technologies in the UK. The paper also demonstrates how the aforementioned parameters can be combined in an attempt to infer the positioning technology used by a particular operator. The data collection was completed using a mobile phone and a GPS-enabled PDA running a purpose-built piece of software, thereby providing the means for continuously assessing the operators' progress in improving upon positioning accuracy. Positioning data for dozens of LBS requests were collected in both a densely and sparsely populated area of the UK. The data collected during this experiment indicate that a direct correlation between population density and both claimed and actual accuracy exists. Using inference based on all available parameters, it is shown that sufficient information exists to infer the positioning technology in various locations.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Computer Communications
Additional Information:
Advanced Location-Based Services
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/libraryofcongress/qa75
Subjects:
?? LOCATION BASED SERVICESPOPULATION DENSITYMOBILE PHONE LOCATION ACCURACYGPSUNITED KINGDOMCOMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONSQA75 ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS. COMPUTER SCIENCE ??
ID Code:
21149
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Deposited On:
16 Dec 2008 14:47
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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22 Sep 2023 00:01