Submission doc.: IEEE 11-10/1033r0 July, 2011 Russ Markhovsky, InvisiTrack, Inc. Slide 1 Advantages of Location in Challenging Environments Date: 2011-07-18 N am e A ffiliations A ddress Phone em ail RussM arkovsky InvisiTrack, Inc. (410)991- 8529 [email protected]U pkarD haliw al InvisiTrack, Inc (858)926- 5839 [email protected]Authors:
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Submission
doc.: IEEE 11-10/1033r0July, 2011
Russ Markhovsky, InvisiTrack, Inc.Slide 1
Advantages of Location in Challenging Environments
Date: 2011-07-18
Name Affiliations Address Phone email Russ Markovsky InvisiTrack, Inc. (410) 991-
This presentation describes possible use cases for geo-location using 802.11ah in difficult environments (GPS denied).
Slide 2 Russ Markhovsky, InvisiTrack, Inc.
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Overview
• Lower frequencies improve location range and accuracy indoors.
• Multiple use cases.
• Field trials show promise.
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Russ Markhovsky, InvisiTrack, Inc.Slide 4
Frequency Matters
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Large Market Opportunity
Juniper Research published a report which said the market for location-based services (think mobile check-in games like Foursquare, social networks like Loopt, location-enabled apps like Google Maps, etc.) will bring in revenues of more than $12.7 billion by 2014.
Frost & Sullivan estimates that mobile advertising alone will generate $2.4B by 2015.
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Multiple Use Cases
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PUBLIC SAFETY/MILITARY
Locate/Track Personnel
Search & RescueMonitor Military Campaigns
SALES & MARKETING
Social NetworkingLocation-aware Advertising
Social Gaming
LBS / ASSET TRACKING
Warehouses Equipment & Supplies
Disaster Recovery
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Enterprise Solution (Hospital, Office Park, Warehouse)
Operating frequency
band(s)UWB Wi-Fi
VHF, Lower
UHF
Number of locating references per sq. mile (2588881 sq. m.)
25,900 12,000 505
Maximum range (meters)
50 75 350
Indoor range (meters) 20 30 125
Installation constraints Severe Severe Minimal
Confidence level over operating range
70% - 95% 50%-90% 85% - 95%
Accuracy (meters) 0.15 - 1 10-30 2 - 4
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Slide 8 Russ Markhovsky, InvisiTrack, Inc.
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400 meters
GPS A-GPS Cell-ID ISM BANDS
3 meters 50 meters 300 meters 100 meters 6 meters
Low UHF/VHF
Hybrid Positioning Enhancement
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Geo-location ResultsDeveloped portable, battery-operated proof of concept:
Dimensions: 3x4x2 inches
Operating frequencies: VHF (High-band)
Operating bandwidth: 5 MHz
In all tests TX and RX antennas heights were between 0.5 meter to 1.5 meters from the ground .