The PoSIM middleware for translucent and context-aware integrated management of heterogeneous positioning systems

Computer Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1078-1090

  Bellavista, Paolo ^a   Corradi, Antonio ^a   Giannelli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Context aware management; Cross layering; Heterogeneous positioning systems; Integration; Location Based Services

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MOBILE COMPUTING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

CONTEXT AWARE MANAGEMENT; HETEROGENEOUS POSITIONING SYSTEMS; LOCATION BASED SERVICES;

MIDDLEWARE;

EID: 40949097268     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2008.01.024     Document Type: Article

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