Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2017
Journal/Book/Conference Title
IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS JOURNAL
Volume
4
Issue
2
First Page
299
Last Page
307
DOI of Original Publication
10.1109/JIOT.2016.2553100
Date of Submission
June 2017
Abstract
Today, there is widespread use of mobile applications that take advantage of a user's location. Popular usages of location information include geotagging on social media websites, driver assistance and navigation, and querying nearby locations of interest. However, the average user may not realize the high energy costs of using location services (namely the GPS) or may not make smart decisions regarding when to enable or disable location services-for example, when indoors. As a result, a mechanism that can make these decisions on the user's behalf can significantly improve a smartphone's battery life. In this paper, we present an energy consumption analysis of the localization methods available on modern Android smartphones and propose the addition of an indoor localization mechanism that can be triggered depending on whether a user is detected to be indoors or outdoors. Based on our energy analysis and implementation of our proposed system, we provide experimental results-monitoring battery life over time-and show that an indoor localization method triggered by indoor or outdoor context can improve smartphone battery life and, potentially, location accuracy.
Rights
(C) 2016 IEEE. Personal use is permitted, but republication/redistribution requires IEEE permission.
Is Part Of
VCU Computer Science Publications
Comments
Originally published at http://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2016.2553100