Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques

Information about the position of the user is the network. This technology can be used in a wide range of fields: sensor networks, geographic information, location management, location-based billing, emergency services, location-based advertising, intelligent transportation, and other applications. The availability of a ubiquitous, ever-available positioning system, for the delivery of highly-specialized services.

Location-aware applications are on a daily basis. Of the top 50 Android applications chosen by Google, about 1 in 7 was built using the GPS functionality. Nokia has developed GPS-enabled handsets, such as N95, and navigation solution packages. And of course, the iPhone's location-aware APIs are being used by developers for:

• Find businesses (restaurants, shops, etc.) or movie showtimes in their area, with reviews


• Log photographed locations to later geotag their photos with a GPX photo geotagging tool


• Find WiFi spots in their area


• Catalog of anything with a location, pictures and text - for example, while house hunting


• Find out the open job in your area


• Map their run, hike or daily commute


• Display Wikipedia articles relevant to their current position


• Send out a 911 call with their exact current co-ordinates


• Remember where they parked their car!

This book describes the state-of-the-art on positioning techniques, combining for the first time both satellite and terrestrial methods. Taking a signal processing approach, the book estimation and data post-processing and filtering, which are becoming the core of every positioning receiver. The first section is dedicated to the presentation of the different positioning solutions, both satellites and terrestrial. The performance and accuracy of bounds are evaluated, and new perspectives and algorithms are discussed. In keeping with the signal processing approach, one section discusses innovative technologies for wireless positioning, and more.

Coverage is also a hot topic of co-operative positioning (CPS) and inertial navigation (INS). CPS provides a more reliable service, and allows you to use it in a more uncluttered environment. INS. This is the location for the military, the submarines and guided missiles.

Feature: Combines satellite and terrestrial positioning techniques, using a signal processing approach.

Benefit: Enables the development of higher quality, more flexible and effective products.

Feature: Discusses the applicability of developed techniques and emerging standards, such as LTE Advanced or WiMAX II, through the issue of ranging measurement with multicarrier signals.

Benefit: Gives engineers to create and use new generation systems.

Feature: Contains quantitative performance results for ranging, positioning, and tracking for various systems.

Benefit: Provides engineers with concrete data that are developing.

1 Introduction
1.1 The General Issue of Wireless Position Location
1.2 Positioning and Navigation Systems
1.3. Channel-model-based Ranging and Localization

2 Satellite-based Navigation Systems
2.1 Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
2.2 Regional Navigation Satellite Systems (RNSS)
2.3 GNSS Receivers
2.4 Augmentation Systems and Assisted GNSS

3 Terrestrial Network-based Positioning and Navigation
3.1 Fundamental Positioning and Navigation Techniques in Terrestrial Networks
3.2 Cellular Networks
3.3 Wireless LANs and Wireless MANs
3.4 UWB and Wireless Sensor Networks

4 Fundamental Limits in the Accuracy of Wireless Positioning
4.1 Parameter Estimation and Positioning
4.2 The Cramér-Rao Bounds Family
4.3 The Ziv-Zakai Bounds Family
4.4 Application of the Accuracy Bounds to Positioning Issues
4.5 Accuracy Bounds and the Multipath Channel

5 Innovative Signal Processing Technologies for Wireless Positioning
5.1 Cooperative Positioning and Localization
5.2 Signal Processing for Hybridization

6 Cognitive Radio and Cognitive Positioning
6.1. Software Defined Radio Technologies
6.2. Flexible and Cognitive radio
6.3 Spectrum Sensing
6.4.Cognitive Positioning with Multicarrier Signals

7 Conclusions and Perspectives