scholarly journals The Analysis Of Smartphone Apps In Geomatics Education

2014 ◽  
Vol XL-6 ◽  
pp. 93-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.-A. Teo ◽  
H.-M. Wu ◽  
T.-Y. Shih ◽  
F. Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Accuracy Requirement ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Cost Measurement ◽  
Measurement Devices ◽  
Google Play

Geomatics is a discipline of collecting, processing and analysing geospatial data. Data collection is a core process of geomatics which usually adopt precise equipment to measure geospatial data. With the development of technology, a smartphone in this present era is not simply for communication; several low cost measurement devices such as Global Positioning System (GPS), gyro and camera are assembled in a smartphone. Although the devices assembled in a smartphone could not meet the needs of accuracy requirement for many geomatics applications, millions of mobile applications (Apps) can be downloaded and installed from Google Play and Apple Store freely, and a variety of sensors can be chosen for user. Considering that the popularity and convenience of a smartphone, and assuming that the accuracy of those collected data is acceptable for learning purposes, it is expected that a smartphone can be employed in geomatics for hand-on education. For example, Vespucci OSM Editor is an App to edit the OpenStreetMap on Android. The user may have the hand-on experience on GPS positioning, web services and mapping via Vespucci OSM Editor. The aim of this paper is to collect and analyze different Apps for geomatics education. The Apps are classified into four categories, namely, surveying, remote sensing, GPS and Geographic Information System (GIS). In this paper, more than 20 free Apps are collected and analysed for different hand-on studies in geomatics education. Finally, all the related Apps are listed on a website for updating.

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning Physics with Smartphones

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Á. González ◽  
Manuel Á. González ◽  
M. Esther Martín ◽  
César Llamas ◽  
Óscar Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Know How ◽  
Measurement Devices ◽  
The One ◽  
Physics Experiments

The use of mobile technologies is reshaping how to teach and learn. In this paper the authors describe their research on the use of these technologies to teach physics. On the one hand they develop mobile applications to complement the traditional learning and to help students learn anytime and anywhere. The use of this applications has proved to have very positive influence on the students' engagement. On the other hand, they use smartphones as measurement devices in physics experiments. This opens the possibility of designing and developing low cost laboratories where expensive material can be substituted by smartphones. The smartphones' sensors are reliable and accurate enough to permit good measurements. However, as it is shown with some examples, special care must be taken here if one does not know how these apps used to access the sensors' data are programmed.

Evaluation of Low Cost Digital Cameras for Producing Photogrammetric Output from UAV

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syafiq Sukor ◽  
Anuar Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Mean Squared Error ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Squared Error ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Elevation Model

Recently there a lot of improvement in digital photogrammetry and this allow photogrammetry to become faster and cheaper . This study discuss about two type of low cost camera which is the compact camera (Canon Power Shot SX230 ) and action camera (Xiaomi yi) where both of them have different lens distortion. This study is conducted within UTM (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) Skudai campus at Kolej  Tun Razak. Both of the Canon Power Shot SX230 and Xiaomi yi camera would be attach to the UAV  to take aerial photo with three different altitude which is 60 meter, 80 meter and 100 meter with a similar flight path. Check point (CPs) and Ground control point (GCPs) were also established using rapid static technique of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Total Station. The Canon Power Shot SX230 and Xiaomi yi camera is then calibrated using checkboard calibration this is done by using Agisoft  Lens software. Then all of the pictures that been taken by the Canon Power Shot SX230 and the Xiaomi yi would be processed by using Agisoft Photoscan software to generate Digital Elevation Model (DEM), orthophoto and contour line. The accuracy of DEM was determined based on Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) value. Both of the result is then analyze visually and statically. Overall both of the camera gives a slight different in accuracy. 

scholarly journals A virtual keyboard security system for automated teller machine

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.3) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
V Brindha Devi ◽  
S Sindhuja ◽  
S Shanthini ◽  
M Hemalatha
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Public ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Virtual Keyboard ◽  
Automated Teller Machines ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Automated Teller Machine ◽  
Gsm Network ◽  
Arduino Microcontroller

The Automated Teller Machines (ATM) are used for cash withdrawals. Meanwhile as ATM lacks security, thefts occurring in the ATMs are also high. Our proposed system minimizes those break-ins occurring in the ATM’s by instigating a low cost standalone embedded sys-tem using Arduino Microcontroller. This system is proposed for ATM security, comprising of the components namely RGB tag, Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Global Positioning System (GPS), Virtual Keyboard and camera. Authentication by virtual keyboard thus helps the public to protect their credentials from being captured by malicious bots, key loggers and spyware. Whenever theft occurs, Buzzer makes an alarm, DC Motor turns ON and the door of ATM is closed. The nearby police station and corresponding bank authorities is alerted by the GSM Modem that sends messages along with the location. This will prevent the robberies and the person in-volving in the robbery can be easily caught. In short, it discusses the methods that are used to detect the venture, initiate preemptive measures and forewarn the officials through GSM network. This system thus heightens the safety of ATM users as well as the ATM’s against forthcoming attacks effectively.  

scholarly journals In-motion Alignment of a Low-cost GPS/INS under Large Heading Error

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burak H. Kaygısız ◽  
Bekir Şen
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Inertial Navigation System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Alignment Procedure ◽  
Attitude Error ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
New Type ◽  
Navigation Accuracy

This paper presents a new type of Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) providing higher navigation accuracy under large initial heading error. The mechanization introduced is applicable to low cost GPS/INS systems and enhances the performance when the heading error is large. The proposed approach has the capability to decrease large heading errors very quickly and can start the strapdown navigation computations under poor heading accuracy without any special alignment procedure. Although the design is applicable to land, sea and aerial vehicles, a land vehicle is used for the performance tests. The test is conducted around a closed path and the proposed system is compared to a GPS/INS system based on small attitude error assumption. The performance of both systems is given in this paper.

scholarly journals Indoor Localization System Using Wi-Fi Technology

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-77
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Indoor Localization ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Localization System ◽  
Transmission Technique ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Global Positioning

Recently, indoor localization has witnessed an increase in interest, due to the potential wide range of using in different applications, such as Internet of Things (IoT). It is also providing a solution for the absence of Global Positioning System (GPS) signals inside buildings. Different techniques have been used for performing the indoor localization, such as sensors and wireless technologies. In this paper, an indoor localization and object tracking system is proposed based on WiFi transmission technique. It is done by distributing different WiFi sources around the building to read the data of the tracked objects. This is to measure the distance between the WiFi receiver and the object to allocate and track it efficiently. The test results show that the proposed system is working in an efficient way with low cost.

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