Blind & visually impaired (BVI) individuals and those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
each face unique challenges in navigating unfamiliar indoor environments. In this paper, we …

Many pervasive computing applications depend upon maps for support of location based
services. Individuals can determine their location outdoors on these maps via GPS. Indoor …

Urban Computing is a branch of Pervasive Computing that investigates urban settings and
everyday lifestyles. A large quantity of information to develop pervasive applications for …

Whereas outdoor navigation systems typically rely upon global positioning system (GPS),
indoor systems have to rely upon different techniques for localizing the user, as GPS signals …

In many scenarios, people have to walk through unfamiliar indoor spaces such as large
airports, office buildings, commercial centers, etc. As a result, indoor navigation is of realistic …

Location-based services (LBSs) play more and more important roles in our daily life with the
prevalence of mobile devices and the internet. Location modeling is a significant research …

Context of indoor navigation The objective of this research is to define and to implement a
dedicated data model for indoor applications. Based on this specific model, route guidance …

This paper proposes a novel assistive navigation system based on simultaneous
localization and mapping (SLAM) and semantic path planning to help visually impaired …

Location-aware systems provide customised services or applications according to users'
locations. While much research has been carried out in developing models to represent …

Navigation systems help users access unfamiliar environments. Current technological
advancements enable users to encapsulate these systems in handheld devices, which …