University of Otago researchers achieve world-first centimeter-level GPS positioning on smartwatches using carrier-phase signals, replacing expensive surveying equipment with consumer wearables.

Researchers demonstrate centimetre-level positioning using smartwatches

A new study by the University of Otago shows location tracking in smartwatches can be much more precise. University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have developed algorithms that improve the precision of location tracking in smartwatches, a world-first development.Associate Professor Robert OdolinskiLed by Associate Professor Robert Odolinski, a Visiting Researcher with Google from Otago’s School of Surveying, the research team demonstrated that a smartwatch determined its location w...