Abstract: Benefited from the mature GPS technology, outdoor positioning accuracy has been satisfied, while with the increasing number of large buildings, indoor locating application is becoming more important. Android mobile phone provides free Internet access service, such as WiFi and GPRS, so that users can easily connect to network. By comparing different positioning technologies, on the basis of the comparison, WiFi positioning technology is applied to Android platform on a smart phone. This paper realizes large department store positioning service of staff, and a LBS application system which can communicate betueen the client and the server.
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Key words: indoor locating, LBS, wireless WiFi, Android platform