Location based services in a wireless WAN using Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD)

Rittwik Jana, Theodore Johnson, S. Muthukrishnan, Andrea Vitaletti

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    Abstract

    This paper shows how a standard mobile data technology, Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD), can be used to localize mobile data users, and provide location based services. We present a location determination system that is handset-based. Using CDPD and modem protocols, this system extracts the location of the users up to the cell site coverage in the network; it also exposes this location information to the application layer. We have implemented a prototype of the entire system; it works nationwide with mobile laptop and Pocket PC users. The system is adequate for providing personalized location based service such as finding close businesses of interest, or business services such as tracking and fleet management, or traffic and re-routing applications, among others.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the Second ACM International Workshop on Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access
    Subtitle of host publicationMobiDE 2001
    EditorsS. Banerjee, P.K. Chrysanthis, E. Pitoura
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Pages74-80
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)1581134126, 9781581134124
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2001
    EventProceedings of the Second ACM International Workshop on Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access: MobiDE 2001 - Santa Barbara, CA, United States
    Duration: May 20 2001May 20 2001

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the Second ACM International Workshop on Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access: MobiDE 2001

    Conference

    ConferenceProceedings of the Second ACM International Workshop on Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access: MobiDE 2001
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySanta Barbara, CA
    Period5/20/015/20/01

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Engineering

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