July 11, 2003
IEEE Spectrum Article on Cellphone Locator Technology
The cover story of the July issue of IEEE spectrum is about "Cellphone Locator Technology Might Save Your Life In An Emergency - But Will It Cost You Your Privacy". Scott's hardcopy is on Jen's desk, while the link below contains the entire article.
It provides a description of technologies (GSM and TDMA typically use Uplink Time Difference of Arrival; CDMA uses Assisted GPS which sends 'hints' to the mobile phone via the network which the phone uses, with its onboard GPS), issues regarding implementation; example applications; new technologies (coin-sized transceivers accurate to within a centimeter at a distance of 1km (or so it says); and so forth.
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/jul03/e911.html
Posted by mbolas at July 11, 2003 05:34 PM
