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Publication date: 11 December 2024

Tirso Varela Rodeiro, Pablo Gutiérrez Asorey, Nieves R. Brisaboa, Miguel Rodríguez Penabad and Alejandro Cortiñas

This paper aims to build an indoor positioning system capable of tracking residents and caregivers and feeding a novel information system with this data. This information system…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to build an indoor positioning system capable of tracking residents and caregivers and feeding a novel information system with this data. This information system introduces three main interesting modules: a compact data structure to efficiently store the gathered data, an activity deduction module that add semantics to the raw captured trajectories and a user-friendly interface able to display this spatio-temporal information.

Design/methodology/approach

Their proposal was built following an iterative and incremental development. Nursing home managers cooperated in the requirement composition phase, while some residents and caregivers contributed testing the system with their real trajectories.

Findings

Their contribution is a functional information system that can evaluate the quality of healthcare provided to residents and assess the efficiency of the nursing home as a business. This information system includes a novel state-of-the-art compact data structure to efficiently work with the captured data.

Originality/value

A new system has been designed and implemented using a wide range of technologies to support the necessities of a real enterprise. The rudimentary position tracking systems were upgraded to a feasible automatic indoor positioning solution. The amount of information generated by this new strategy is dealt with compact data structures, reducing space usage without jeopardizing query times. Those compressed positions are tagged with semantic information that enables individual activity analysis. Last, a user-friendly interface lets the final user interact with the gathered and calculated information. As future work, the authors plan to improve the integration of this new information system with other systems already in use in indoor mobile workforce environments.

Details

International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1742-7371

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Article
Publication date: 26 June 2007

Ángeles S. Places, Nieves R. Brisaboa, Antonio Fariña, Miguel R. Luaces, José R. Paramá and Miguel R. Penabad

This study aims to present the digital library Galician virtual library (BVG, for “Biblioteca Virtual Galega”) in Galician.

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to present the digital library Galician virtual library (BVG, for “Biblioteca Virtual Galega”) in Galician.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper shows the objectives pursued by the BVG, its development, putting special emphasis on the main technological challenges, and presents some data about its usage.

Findings

A digital library can be used to stimulate a lesser‐used language and to promote the culture and tourism of a region.

Originality/value

The paper shows how a digital library can be used to strengthen the Galician language, which is currently categorised as a “Lesser Used Language” in the European Community and to contribute to the preservation and spreading of Galician culture and literary works, either from current authors or from previous documents. It also provides a digital publishing house for new authors and opens a communication channel between current authors and their readers. Finally, it helps to connect a scattered community like the Galician, offering a centralised access point to any information about Galicia. This work also presents some technological innovations included in the BVG, especially from the viewpoint of user interface design and search by content.

Details

Online Information Review, vol. 31 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1468-4527

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