LOC8: A Location Model and Extensible Framework for Programming with Location

  • Authors:
  • Graeme Stevenson;Juan Ye;Simon Dobson;Paddy Nixon

  • Affiliations:
  • University College Dublin , Dublin;University College Dublin, Dublin;University College Dublin University College, Dublin Dublin;University College Dublin, Dublin

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Pervasive Computing
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Location is a core concept in most pervasive systems—and one that's surprisingly hard to deal with flexibly. Using a location model supporting a range of expressive representations for spaces, spatial relationships, and positioning systems, the authors constructed LOC8, a programming framework for exploring location data's multifaceted representations and uses. With LOC8, developers can construct complex queries by combining basic queries and additional contextual information.