Emerging Advances in Wireless Positioning and Location-Based Services
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Navigation and Positioning".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 4759
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Interests: integrated satellite communication and navigation; massive signals of opportunity positioning
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Interests: GPS; GNSS precise positioning and orbit determination; GNSS data processing and multisensor fusion; GNSS seismology; GNSS meteorology
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been significant and swift progress in the development of intelligent artifacts such as robots, UAVs, and autonomous cars. These intelligent artifacts heavily depend on positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information. Although GNSS-based satellite positioning remains dominant, there are several emerging technologies that show great promise for enhancing accuracy and reliability, such as integrated satellite positioning in low-Earth-orbit satellite communication megaconstellations, signal-of-opportunity positioning, and cooperative positioning. This Special Issue focuses on highlighting the recent advancements in wireless positioning, multi-sensor fusion, location-based services, and other location sensors, aiming to provide improved precision and reliability for various applications.
Dr. Xi Chen
Prof. Dr. Xingxing Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- satellite positioning
- LEO positioning, navigation, and timing
- integrated positioning, navigation, and timing in satellite communication constellations
- precise point positioning
- GNSS
- assured PNT with satellite positioning
- location-based service
- satellite signal-of-opportunity positioning
- multi-sensor fusion with GNSS, Lidar, vision, and IMU
- satellite positioning for robots, UAVs, and autonomous cars
- GNSS augmentation
- GNSS interference detection and localization
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