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 <flemingj_at_UNCW.EDU> wrote:
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> 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?
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> 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?
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> Jason Fleming
> University of North Carolina Wilmington
> flemingj_at_uncw.edu
Received on Sun Jan 18 2015 - 23:53:39 EST