Location indoors
One of the more interesting technology demos at Nokia World covered indoor navigation.
View ArticleScientists design indoor navigation system for blind
University of Nevada, Reno computer science engineering team Kostas Bekris and Eelke Folmer presented their indoor navigation system for people with visual impairments at two national conferences in...
View ArticleApple buys WiFi-location startup
Apple has bought WiFiSLAM, a startup that has been developing a way to use WiFi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like stores, airports and conference centers.
View ArticleAutonomous vehicle technology could help blind to navigate
Navigation devices used by blind people today lack the ability to operate indoors and other areas where GPS is not available, and are unable to help the user deal with items that aren't part of maps,...
View ArticleIntelligent navigation system to personalise shopping trips
A ground-breaking indoor navigation system is being developed to help improve people's experiences of a range of businesses, including supermarkets, hospitals and leisure parks.
View ArticleLow-power barometric pressure sensor for mobile and wearable gadgets and iot...
Infineon Technologies AG has launched an ultra-high ±5cm resolution, miniature MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) pressure sensor for use in mobile and wearable gadgets and IoT (Internet of...
View ArticleNokia showcases indoor 3-D mapping phone solution (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia is showing off a prototype that location enthusiasts consider the next step in indoor mapping. Nokia has built a Location Extension Protocol on top of the Bluetooth 4.0...
View ArticleAVERT team shows autonomous extraction system for vehicles
A paper titled "AVERT: An Autonomous Multi-Robot System for Vehicle Extraction and Transportation" is the result of research work and the AVERT project team is in for some momentous times ahead....
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