Mobile Positioning
 Indoor and Outdoor. Global Coverage.
Location Based Services
•   Facebook Places     •   Picture Geo-tagging

•   Facebook Deals      •   Local Search

•   Twitter             •   Friend-Finders

•   Google Latitude     •   Fleet Management

•   Check-in Services   •   Asset Tracking
        Foursquare
        Gowalla         •   ....
        Loopt
Picture Geo-tagging




2009: 73% of all mobile phones have camera (2850 M devices)
               Source: Tomi Ahonen - The Insider’s Guide to Mobile
Facebook Places




2011: There are more than 200 million active users currently accessing
               Facebook through their mobile devices.
                            Source: Facebook.com
Google Latitude




Google notes that more than 10 million consumers are now
           actively using Latitude each month.
               Source: http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com
Location Based Services
“Revenue from location-based services for
consumers will reach $8.3 billion in 2014.
Advertising will become the dominant
contributor of revenue.”

/ Anette Zimmermann
Location Based services...
   requires location information...
    ....both indoor and outdoor.

                              Latitude
                              Longitude
                              Accuracy
6 Positioning Methods - 6 Pros & Cons



   GPS                     WIFI                     CELL-ID




   RFID/NFC   NETWORK POSITIONING VIA OPERATOR   2D BARCODES
1. GPS
Picture: http://soundofscience.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/gps_satellite_nasa_art-iif.jpg




                                                                                                   •   Good outdoor
                                                                                                       accuracy
                                                                                                       (15 m)

                                                                                           Text
                                                                                            Text   •   Limited/none
                                                                                                       indoor
                                                                                                       coverage

                                                                                                   •   Drains your
                                                                                                       battery
•   Good coverage and
                                                                      accuracy in urban
                                                                      areas (25 m)

                                                                  •   Requires WiFi
                                                                      enabled mobile

                                                                  •   Requires a WiFi
                                                                      database



Picture: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/coverage.php
Cell-id
         •          Always available -
                    requires no extra
                    power

         •          Indoor and outdoor
                    coverage (100-800 m)

         •          Requires a Cell-id
                    database




Picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Telstra_GSM_and_NextG_tower.jpg
Network positioning




•
                                             Picture: http://www.ericsson.com/solutions/positioning_methods/lbs.shtml

    Works on all mobiles

•   Requires agreement with operators.

•   Limited accuracy (> 500 - 1000 meters)
Compare the
6 Positioning Methods
Accuracy vs Battery Life
                     Accuracy (meters)                             Battery life (days)


   GPS                                           GPS


   WiFi                                          WiFi


 Cell-id                                     Cell-id


Network                                    Network

           0   250     500     750       1,000          0   3.75       7.50    11.25     15.00
Coverage vs Phone Availibility
                 Coverage         Availibility
   GPS         Outdoor-Rural        Medium
   WiFi       Out/Indoor-Urban      Medium
  Cell-id       Out/Indoor            High
 Network        Out/Indoor       Operator dependant

   NFC          Tagged area            Low
2D Barcodes     Tagged area           High
Combain offers WiFi and Cell-id positioning



    GPS                     WIFI                     CELL-ID




    RFID/NFC   NETWORK POSITIONING VIA OPERATOR   2D BARCODES
Combain offers Global Coverage




       >12M cell-ids >45M wifis >1000 operators >200 countries

Unique penta positioning method. Cell-id accuracy < 100 m in urban areas.
Two Products

•   Location-API.com
    •   On-line webservice. Three models: Free, Basic, Premium


•   Combain Coarse Location
    •   Native client with/without offline data
Architecture
Sensor- and Location Aware Applications



OS with Sensor and Location Framework




       HW Platform with Sensors
Architecture
Sensor- and Location Aware Applications



OS with Sensor and Location Framework




       HW Platform with Sensors
         GPS      WiFi    Cell-id
Architecture
Sensor- and Location Aware Applications



OS with Sensor and Location Framework
   Combain Coarse Location Client      Cache / Offline storage




          HW Platform with Sensors
                GPS             WiFi     Cell-id
Architecture
Sensor- and Location Aware Applications



OS with Sensor and Location Framework
   Combain Coarse Location Client      Cache / Offline storage




          HW Platform with Sensors
                GPS             WiFi     Cell-id
Architecture
   Sensor- and Location Aware Applications
Facebook            Twitter           Photos    Browser                 SMS




   OS with Sensor and Location Framework
           Combain Coarse Location Client      Cache / Offline storage




                  HW Platform with Sensors
                        GPS             WiFi     Cell-id
Partners & Friends
•   Sony-Ericsson
                          • Cargo Guard Gmbh
•   Ericsson
                          • Container Service
•   TeliaSonera
                          • Krogshults Maskinstation
•   Doro
                          • Möklinta Maskinstation
•   Boomslang Instruments
                          • Stadsbudskontoret Västervik
•   Teltonika
                           + more than 1000 registered users via Location-API.com

•   izon247
Demos


•   Location-API App at Android Market
•   Realtime coverage maps at combain.com
Thank you!

Combain Mobile Positioning Solutions

  • 1.
    Mobile Positioning Indoorand Outdoor. Global Coverage.
  • 2.
    Location Based Services • Facebook Places • Picture Geo-tagging • Facebook Deals • Local Search • Twitter • Friend-Finders • Google Latitude • Fleet Management • Check-in Services • Asset Tracking Foursquare Gowalla • .... Loopt
  • 3.
    Picture Geo-tagging 2009: 73%of all mobile phones have camera (2850 M devices) Source: Tomi Ahonen - The Insider’s Guide to Mobile
  • 4.
    Facebook Places 2011: Thereare more than 200 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices. Source: Facebook.com
  • 5.
    Google Latitude Google notesthat more than 10 million consumers are now actively using Latitude each month. Source: http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com
  • 6.
    Location Based Services “Revenuefrom location-based services for consumers will reach $8.3 billion in 2014. Advertising will become the dominant contributor of revenue.” / Anette Zimmermann
  • 7.
    Location Based services... requires location information... ....both indoor and outdoor. Latitude Longitude Accuracy
  • 8.
    6 Positioning Methods- 6 Pros & Cons GPS WIFI CELL-ID RFID/NFC NETWORK POSITIONING VIA OPERATOR 2D BARCODES
  • 9.
    1. GPS Picture: http://soundofscience.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/gps_satellite_nasa_art-iif.jpg • Good outdoor accuracy (15 m) Text Text • Limited/none indoor coverage • Drains your battery
  • 10.
    Good coverage and accuracy in urban areas (25 m) • Requires WiFi enabled mobile • Requires a WiFi database Picture: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/coverage.php
  • 11.
    Cell-id • Always available - requires no extra power • Indoor and outdoor coverage (100-800 m) • Requires a Cell-id database Picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Telstra_GSM_and_NextG_tower.jpg
  • 12.
    Network positioning • Picture: http://www.ericsson.com/solutions/positioning_methods/lbs.shtml Works on all mobiles • Requires agreement with operators. • Limited accuracy (> 500 - 1000 meters)
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Accuracy vs BatteryLife Accuracy (meters) Battery life (days) GPS GPS WiFi WiFi Cell-id Cell-id Network Network 0 250 500 750 1,000 0 3.75 7.50 11.25 15.00
  • 15.
    Coverage vs PhoneAvailibility Coverage Availibility GPS Outdoor-Rural Medium WiFi Out/Indoor-Urban Medium Cell-id Out/Indoor High Network Out/Indoor Operator dependant NFC Tagged area Low 2D Barcodes Tagged area High
  • 16.
    Combain offers WiFiand Cell-id positioning GPS WIFI CELL-ID RFID/NFC NETWORK POSITIONING VIA OPERATOR 2D BARCODES
  • 17.
    Combain offers GlobalCoverage >12M cell-ids >45M wifis >1000 operators >200 countries Unique penta positioning method. Cell-id accuracy < 100 m in urban areas.
  • 18.
    Two Products • Location-API.com • On-line webservice. Three models: Free, Basic, Premium • Combain Coarse Location • Native client with/without offline data
  • 19.
    Architecture Sensor- and LocationAware Applications OS with Sensor and Location Framework HW Platform with Sensors
  • 20.
    Architecture Sensor- and LocationAware Applications OS with Sensor and Location Framework HW Platform with Sensors GPS WiFi Cell-id
  • 21.
    Architecture Sensor- and LocationAware Applications OS with Sensor and Location Framework Combain Coarse Location Client Cache / Offline storage HW Platform with Sensors GPS WiFi Cell-id
  • 22.
    Architecture Sensor- and LocationAware Applications OS with Sensor and Location Framework Combain Coarse Location Client Cache / Offline storage HW Platform with Sensors GPS WiFi Cell-id
  • 23.
    Architecture Sensor- and Location Aware Applications Facebook Twitter Photos Browser SMS OS with Sensor and Location Framework Combain Coarse Location Client Cache / Offline storage HW Platform with Sensors GPS WiFi Cell-id
  • 24.
    Partners & Friends • Sony-Ericsson • Cargo Guard Gmbh • Ericsson • Container Service • TeliaSonera • Krogshults Maskinstation • Doro • Möklinta Maskinstation • Boomslang Instruments • Stadsbudskontoret Västervik • Teltonika + more than 1000 registered users via Location-API.com • izon247
  • 25.
    Demos • Location-API App at Android Market • Realtime coverage maps at combain.com
  • 26.