Indoor Location Accuracy Document No: GSC-19_108 Source: IEEE-SA Contact: Dr. Kevin W. Lu, klu@ieee.org Agenda Item: 3.8 Indoor Location Accuracy Dr. Kevin W. Lu, IEEE-SA
Needs for Indoor Location Accuracy Survey of emergency (9-1-1) dispatchers finds many indoor callers cannot be located on wireless phones: 76% of 9-1-1 calls come from wireless phones 64% of those wireless 9-1-1 calls are made from inside buildings Source: http://findme911.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/PSAP- survey-release_final.pdf
Indoor Location Accuracy Requirements The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated rules to include wireless indoor E911 location accuracy requirements: Dispatchable location metric Z-axis metric Source: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-new-wireless- indoor-e911-location-accuracy-requirements-0
IEEE 802.11 Next Generation Positioning Study Group Next Generation Positioning (NGP) is a new study group within the IEEE 802.11 working group: Needs of a station to identify its absolute and relative position to another station or stations Draft Project Authorization Request (PAR) for amendment to the IEEE Std-802.11 Source: http://www.ieee802.org/11/Reports/ngp_update.htm
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