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GeoIT and Infomobility Applications - GMAT4910
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Equivalent: COMP9791
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course presents an overview of the various satellite-based and non-satellite navigation and geoinformation technologies, and important consumer-level applications. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role such geoIT technologies play in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and mobile telematics and location based services (LBS). Various user configurations, system augmentations and implementation issues will be analysed. These include: differential GPS (DGPS) schemes and services, real-time systems, and pseudo-range and carrier phase-based techniques. In addition, the role of other sensors (such as gyros, accelerometers and inertial navigation systems (INS), WiFi, RFID, mobilephone signals), ancillary data (such as digital maps), wireless communications and mobile devices can play in ITS and LBS applications will be discussed. The focus will, however, be on current and emerging mobile applications of geoIT, location privacy issues, indoor positioning, and the impact of GPS-enabled mobilephones.

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