Actually, I don’t think that it is necessary to give turn-by-turn directions in the library. A dot on an accurate floorpan should be sufficient.
Cary > On Jan 19, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Jim Gilbert(WTPL) <gilber...@whitehallpl.org> > wrote: > > Look at retail wifi uses throughout the country. > Large retails have the capability of tracking individual users through their > cell phone. > Register that number with the retailer, and they can tailor coupons to you. > > From what I understand, it takes a robust infrastructure, and the APs aren't > exactly cheap. > > I suspect it is not so much triangulation, rather tracking AP range, and > where the user connects, and spends the most time connected to individual APs. > > I've see it in articles - but never paid attention, as it is out of my > budget; mission scope; and service parameters for offering wifi for browsing. > > James Gilbert, BS, MLIS > Systems Librarian > Whitehall Township Public Library > 3700 Mechanicsville Road > Whitehall, PA 18052 > 610-432-4339 ext: 203 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol > Bean > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 2:07 AM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation > > Yeah, This article (http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/5859) talks about > locating and tracking staff in a library, but it uses Androids with a phone > app built for the purpose. > > Carol > > -- > Carol Bean > Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) > > > On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 05:52, Cary Gordon wrote: > >> It shouldn’t be impossible, but it would be tricky. Normally, users connect >> to one access point at a time. To locate a user would require connecting to >> two or three. I am sure that there is some utility library to do this, but >> it would need to be incorporated in an app and loaded on the user side. >> >> Cary >> >>> On Jan 18, 2015, at 7:24 AM, Fleming, Jason <flemi...@uncw.edu >>> (mailto:flemi...@uncw.edu)> wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone used Wi-Fi to determine a user's position within the library to >>> help them zero in on a book's location using their mobile browser? >>> >>> I've seen a number of interesting articles and posts, but haven't come >>> across any actual use cases. I'm wondering if all the metal shelving in a >>> library would make this impossible? >>> >>> Jason Fleming >>> University of North Carolina Wilmington flemi...@uncw.edu >>> (mailto:flemi...@uncw.edu) >>> >> >> >>
