On Network Proximity in Web Applications

TL;DR

This paper explores context-aware programming models for developing mobile web applications that link content to specific geographic areas, enabling precise indoor and outdoor location-based services for Smart Cities and retail.

Contribution

It proposes mechanisms for creating location-bound web applications with high accuracy, advancing the development of context-aware web solutions for geographic-specific content.

Findings

Mechanisms for precise geographic content linking

Application potential in Smart Cities and retail

Enhanced indoor and outdoor location accuracy

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss one approach for development and deployment of web sites (web pages) devoted to the description of objects (events) with a precisely delineated geographic scope. This article describes the usage of context-aware programming models for web development. In our paper, we propose mechanisms to create mobile web applications which content links to some predefined geographic area. The accuracy of such a binding allows us to distinguish individual areas within the same indoor space. Target areas for such development are applications for Smart Cities and retail.