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Researchers demonstrate centimetre-level positioning using smartwatches

https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/researchers-demonstrate-centimetre-level-positioning-using-smartwatches
24•geox•1w ago

Comments

cwmoore•2h ago
How can this support the panopticon of public safety?
blurbleblurble•31m ago
Just one more piece of the behavior recognition and total sensor fusion puzzle. This can also be used to train passive RF based sensing techniques to be more accurate.
amelius•2h ago
> centimetre-level precision over four hours with a stationary setup

Ok, so does this really mean the smartwatch should not move for four hours?

stavros•1h ago
Yes.
jayd16•1h ago
Even with the stationary requirement, this is pretty neat.

One could imagine cheap turn-key devices that self locate and provide an accurate beacon for real time triangulation.

petermcneeley•1h ago
Cheap positioning for construction projects.
dzink•2m ago
Also possible use cases: Drones, Drone attacks on individuals with smartwatches, tracking of dissidents, these days you have to think about all possible angles.

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