Is FM a RF-based positioning solution in a metropolitan-scale environment? A probabilistic approach with radio measurements analysis

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 577-588

  Fang, Shih Hau ^a   Chen, Jen Chian ^a   Huang, Hao Ru ^a   Lin, Tsung Nan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

FM; GSM; Location techniques; Wireless communication

Indexed keywords

FM; FM SIGNALS; GSM; LOCATION SYSTEMS; LOCATION TECHNIQUES; NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; RADIO MEASUREMENTS; SIGNAL LEVEL; SPATIAL SEPARATION; SPECTRUM ALLOCATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

MOBILE DEVICES; RURAL AREAS;

SEPARATION;

EID: 70349339089     PISSN: 00189316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBC.2009.2025456     Document Type: Article

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