Title :
Using a Folksonomy Approach for Location Tagging in Community Based Presence Systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Syst. Sci., Stockholm Univ., Stockholm
Abstract :
Finding generic ways of representing location in context aware systems is an interesting problem with many pitfalls. In this work we examine how a folksonomy approach with collaborative location tagging can be used to allow for end users to communicate their whereabouts to others in a way that makes sense within a specific community. The Spots system allows for users to define places based on patterns of WiFi signal strength profiles. The places are tagged with labels describing the place. Different tags can be provided within different communities. A usage study shows a great diversity in how users chose to name places.
Keywords :
groupware; ubiquitous computing; wireless LAN; WiFi signal; collaborative location tagging; community based presence systems; context aware systems; folksonomy approach; ubiquitous computing; Collaborative work; Context awareness; Costs; Cultural differences; Environmental management; Ontologies; Tagging; Taxonomy; Ubiquitous computing; Vocabulary;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Data Management, 2007 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mannheim
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1241-2
DOI :
10.1109/MDM.2007.64
