Providing location estimation within a metropolitan area based on a mobile phone network

Proceedings - International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 710-715

  Ng, Joseph Kee Yin ^a   Chan, Stephen Ka Chun ^a   Kan, Kenny Ka Ho ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Base stations; Cellular phones; Cities and towns; Computer science; FCC; GSM; Mobile computing; Mobile handsets; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BASE STATIONS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; COMPUTER SCIENCE; EXPERT SYSTEMS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; LOCATION; MOBILE COMPUTING; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELEPHONE CIRCUITS; TELEPHONE SETS;

ATTENUATION; CELLULAR PHONE; CITIES AND TOWNS; FCC; MOBILE HANDSETS; URBAN AREAS;

LOCATION BASED SERVICES;

EID: 43949138425     PISSN: 15294188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DEXA.2002.1045981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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