Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica ›› 2019, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (12): 1498-1506.doi: 10.11947/j.AGCS.2019.20190455

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Research process of GIS-aided indoor localization

LI Qingquan1,2,3, ZHOU Baoding1,3, MA Wei1,3, XUE Weixing1,3   

  1. 1. Guangdong Key Laboratory of Urban Informatics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;
    2. Guangdong Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy(SZ), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;
    3. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • Received:2019-11-03 Revised:2019-11-08 Published:2019-12-24
  • Supported by:
    The National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0502203);The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41701519);The Shenzhen Scientific Research and Development Funding Program (No. JCYJ20180305125058727);The Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2019A1515011910)

Abstract: Indoor localization technology is one of the hot research topics in the field of location-based service (LBS), which has attracted the attention of government, industry and academia. Indoor GIS contains abundant priori knowledge, which can be used for indoor localization. In this paper, we review the research process of GIS-aided indoor localization. We first introduce the state-of-the-art, including map constraints-based indoor localization, topological map matching-based indoor localization, context sensing-based indoor localization, and visual sensing-based indoor localization. Then, we introduce its challenges, including indoor GIS data model in uniform space-time reference, data updating of indoor GIS, and limited computing resource of smartphones. Finally, we forecast the development trend in terms of GIS-aided indoor localization, it will develop from context sensing-based method to spatial cognition-based method. In the aspect of GIS data acquisition, it will develop from machine-based method to human-machine interaction-based method.

Key words: indoor localization, indoor GIS, location-based service

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