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A Rapidly Configurable Location-Aware Information System for an Exterior Environment

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Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing (HUC 1999)

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This paper describes the implementation of a prototype locationaware tourist information system. Particular emphasis is paid to the layered architecture and the rapid configurability.

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  1. PRISM, Dept. of Computer Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, 4, Ireland

    R. P. O’Rafferty, M. J. O’Grady & G. M. P. O’Hare

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  1. University of Karlsruhe, TecO (Telecooperation Office), Vincenz-Prieβnitz-Str. 1, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Hans-W. Gellersen

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O’Rafferty, R.P., O’Grady, M.J., O’Hare, G.M.P. (1999). A Rapidly Configurable Location-Aware Information System for an Exterior Environment. In: Gellersen, HW. (eds) Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing. HUC 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1707. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48157-5_38

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