20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Volume 2 (AINA'06)
Wireless Ad-hoc Network-Based Tourist Information Delivery System
Vienna, Austria
April 18-April 20
ISBN: 0-7695-2466-4
Kazuya Monden, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Hiroki Satoh, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Susumu Matsui, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Wireless ad-hoc network technology is an important technology for achieving pervasive computing. Very few studies up until now have focused on applying and evaluating ad-hoc network technology for an actual system. Therefore, we constructed a tourist information delivery system in an actual tourist area by using this ad-hoc network technology and conducted a field trial. Our system can automatically deliver tourist guide information when someone who has a PDA approaches a specific location. We measured ad-hoc network performance in the real field environment. We also handed out a simple questionnaire, and about 90% of the respondents had a positive impression of our tourist information delivery system. However, many respondents were concerned about the network quality and security. To put the ad-hoc network technology to practical use, we need to further study from the viewpoint of users? needs as well as technical aspects.
Citation:
Kenji Kawasaki, Atsushi Shimizu, Kazuya Monden, Hiroki Satoh, Masato Hayashi, Susumu Matsui, "Wireless Ad-hoc Network-Based Tourist Information Delivery System," aina, vol. 2, pp.138-142, 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Volume 2 (AINA'06), 2006