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. 2014 Nov 4;14(11):20843–20865. doi: 10.3390/s141120843

Table 1.

Location sources.

Location Features
GPS Highly accurate, directly provides velocity, only functions outdoors, quickly consumes battery power, and does not return the current location as quickly as some users may desire.
Cell towers Works indoors and outdoors, quickly responds, uses less battery power than GPS, and is accurate up to 100 to 300 m, depending on the service provider. Cannot directly provide velocity.
WiFi Works indoors and outdoors, quickly responds, uses less battery power than GPS, and is accurate up to 30 to 200 m, depending on the service provider. Cannot directly provide velocity.