[Cyborg] indoor positioning system using magnetometer
Eric Boyd
mrericboyd at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 10 14:33:36 UTC 2012
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/132484-indoor-navigation-on-your-smartphone-using-the-earths-magnetic-field-just-like-a-homing-pigeon
It's hard for me to believe that the magnetic field at each location
would be globally unique - at least at that resolution. Seems more
likely that you have to give the app a rough location (e.g. this
building, or here's a nearby wifi/cell tower location...) and from there
it can pin-point you.
Also, anyone else notice the curious total fixity of the cell phone
angle and location with respect to the camera & floor? They must have
had some kind of fancy rig to hold them that rigidly. Maybe some smoke
& mirrors? It also makes me wonder how well the indoor positioning app
works if the phone tilts, or shakes...
Still, really cool technology. I imagine it would be super useful for
things like google glass :-)
Eric
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