Comparison Of Wireless Indoor Positioning Technologies

This paper discusses the various types of positioning technologies as the basis for realizing mobile, location-aware system solutions.

A positioning system determines the location of an object ("client") in a particular space, such as an enterprise facility or warehouse. Ideally, the positioning is done in real time, with the ability to track the location of the object as it move through a space. By offering the coordinates of an object, positioning technologies realize a vast number of beneficial, location-aware solutions:

• Local information pushing
• Centralized tracking
• Decentralized tracking
• Navigating

Standard WiFi-based positioning, which Ekahau implements, is the most effective method for deploying location-aware applications.