Navigational and Location-based Services and Applications

Basic information
Neptun code: 
vitmma07
Hosting department: 
TMIT
Data sheet: 
https://portal.vik.bme.hu/kepzes/targyak/VITMMA07/
Major: 
BME-VIK Electrical Engineering
Related specialization program: 
Vill MSc Vezetéknélküli rendszerek és alkalmazások főspecializáció (2015-től)
Level: 
MSc - Master of Science
Type: 
Specialization subject
Availability: 
planned
Course coordinator: 
Dr. Heszberger Zalán
Objective: 
Provide comprehensive engineering knowledge in the theory and practice of high-speed navigation and positioning services. The basic function of positioning and navigation systems is to determine the position of the user / object. Depending on the position, different systems provide different additional services, such as navigation, mobile device resource usage, location-based services, security and emergency services. The course provides an insight into the theory of positioning and navigation systems, discusses outdoor and indoor positioning technologies and methods; then demonstrates their potential uses through applications and case studies.

Detailed topics of the course
Location basics

• Concept of location, coordinate systems, maps

• Types of map databases, queries, protocols

• Service architectures, supply chain structure

• Types of current and future services and applications

• Protection of personal data in location-based services

Applications

• Location-based content delivery

• Emergency application support and alerts

• Navigation

• Games

Positioning basics:

• Coordinate systems

• Map projections and related distortions

• Positioning algorithms

Satellite positioning

• Satellite system and data GNSS positioning: theoretical foundations

• Basic methods of global positioning

• GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems

• Navigation errors and their correction

• Different systems and applications (NAVSTAR GPS, GLONASS, Galileo)

• GNSS applications

• Location and transport applications

• Aviation applications

• High precision measurements

• Measurements for geodetic purposes

• Two-way connection between security and rescue applications

WiFi based indoor positioning

• Positioning procedures

• Client and infrastructure based

• Deterministic and probability basis

• Signal propagation models and positioning algorithms

• Signal strength measurement, correlations between different signal strength values

• Analysis and comparison of different implementations (eg Microsoft RADAR, Horus,

Nibble, CMU-PM, CMU-TMI)

Detailed topics of the course:

Location basics

• Concept of location, coordinate systems, maps

• Types of map databases, queries, protocols

• Service architectures, supply chain structure

• Types of current and future services and applications

• Protection of personal data in location-based services

Applications

• Location-based content delivery

• Emergency application support and alerts

• Navigation

• Games

Positioning basics:

• Coordinate systems

• Map projections and related distortions

• Positioning algorithms

Satellite positioning

• Satellite system and data GNSS positioning: theoretical foundations

• Basic methods of global positioning

• GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems

• Navigation errors and their correction

• Different systems and applications (NAVSTAR GPS, GLONASS, Galileo)

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GNSS applications

• Location and transport applications

• Aviation applications

• High precision measurements

• Measurements for geodetic purposes

• Two-way connection between security and rescue applications

WiFi based indoor positioning

• Positioning procedures

• Client and infrastructure based

• Deterministic and probability basis

• Signal propagation models and positioning algorithms

• Signal strength measurement, correlations between different signal strength values

• Analysis and comparison of different implementations (eg Microsoft RADAR, Horus,

Nibble, CMU-PM, CMU-TMI)