Location-based information systems : developing real-time tracking applications

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Location-based information systems : developing real-time tracking applications

Miguel A. Labrador, Alfredo J. Pérez, Pedro M. Wightman

(Chapman & Hall/CRC computer and information science series / series editor, Sartaj Sahni)

Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2011

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-255) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Drawing on the authors' more than six years of R&D in location-based information systems (LBIS) as well as their participation in defining the Java ME Location API 2.0, Location-Based Information Systems: Developing Real-Time Tracking Applications provides information and examples for creating real-time LBIS based on GPS-enabled cellular phones. Each chapter presents a general real-time tracking system example that can be easily adapted to target any application domain and that can incorporate other sensor data to make the system "participatory sensing" or "human-centric sensing." The book covers all of the components needed to develop an LBIS. It discusses cellular phone programming using the Java ME platform, positioning technologies, databases and spatial databases, communications, client- and server-side data processing, and real-time data visualization via Google Maps and Google Earth. Using freely available software, the authors include many code examples and detailed instructions for building your own system and setting up your entire development environment. Web ResourceA companion website at www.csee.usf.edu/~labrador/LBIS provides additional information and supporting material. It contains all of the software packages and applications used in the text as well as PowerPoint slides and laboratory examples. Although LBIS applications are still in the beginning stages, they have the potential to transform our daily lives, from warning us about possible health problems to monitoring pollution levels around us. Exploring this novel technology, Location-Based Information Systems describes the technical components needed to create location-based services with an emphasis on nonproprietary, freely available solutions that work across different technologies and platforms.

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Mobile Phone. The Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME). MIDlet Development. Other Important Programming Aspects. Obtaining the User's Position. Storing and Retrieving the Data: The Database. Sending and Receiving Data: Communications. Java ME Web Services. System Administration. Data Visualization. Processing the Data. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

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  • NCID
    BB26565752
  • ISBN
    • 9781439848548
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boca Raton, FL
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxviii, 259 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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