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Second IEEE Annual Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops
A Library for Managing Spatial Context Using Arbitrary Coordinate Systems
Orlando, Florida
March 14-March 17
ISBN: 0-7695-2106-1
Thomas Schwarz, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Universit?tsstr, Germany
Nicola Hoenle, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Universit?tsstr, Germany
Matthias Grossmann, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Universit?tsstr, Germany
Daniela Nicklas, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Universit?tsstr, Germany
Since location is an important part of context, the management of spatial information is important for many context-aware applications, e.g. the position or the extent of users, sensors, rooms or buildings. Coordinates always have a coordinate system (CS) associated to them. Numerous CSs exist and a lot of them are commonly used, thus conversion becomes a necessity. We introduce a library that implements the OGC Simple Feature Specification and can dynamically cope with different CSs, enabling interoperability between applications, middleware components and data providers. We illustrate functions and features, describe a common CS determination algorithm and point out our lessons learned: avoid transformations, use existing standards but dare to extend them when needed.
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Thomas Schwarz, Nicola Hoenle, Matthias Grossmann, Daniela Nicklas, "A Library for Managing Spatial Context Using Arbitrary Coordinate Systems," percomw, pp.48, Second IEEE Annual Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, 2004
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