Actually, I don’t think that it is necessary to give turn-by-turn directions in the library. A dot on an accurate floorpan should be sufficient. Cary > On Jan 19, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Jim Gilbert(WTPL) <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Look at retail wifi uses throughout the country. > Large retails have the capability of tracking individual users through their cell phone. > Register that number with the retailer, and they can tailor coupons to you. > > From what I understand, it takes a robust infrastructure, and the APs aren't exactly cheap. > > I suspect it is not so much triangulation, rather tracking AP range, and where the user connects, and spends the most time connected to individual APs. > > I've see it in articles - but never paid attention, as it is out of my budget; mission scope; and service parameters for offering wifi for browsing. > > James Gilbert, BS, MLIS > Systems Librarian > Whitehall Township Public Library > 3700 Mechanicsville Road > Whitehall, PA 18052 > 610-432-4339 ext: 203 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carol Bean > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 2:07 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation > > Yeah, This article (http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/5859) talks about locating and tracking staff in a library, but it uses Androids with a phone app built for the purpose. > > Carol > > -- > Carol Bean > Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) > > > On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 05:52, Cary Gordon wrote: > >> It shouldn’t be impossible, but it would be tricky. Normally, users connect to one access point at a time. To locate a user would require connecting to two or three. I am sure that there is some utility library to do this, but it would need to be incorporated in an app and loaded on the user side. >> >> Cary >> >>> On Jan 18, 2015, at 7:24 AM, Fleming, Jason <[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])> wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone used Wi-Fi to determine a user's position within the library to help them zero in on a book's location using their mobile browser? >>> >>> I've seen a number of interesting articles and posts, but haven't come across any actual use cases. I'm wondering if all the metal shelving in a library would make this impossible? >>> >>> Jason Fleming >>> University of North Carolina Wilmington [log in to unmask] >>> (mailto:[log in to unmask]) >>> >> >> >>