Objective
The EMILY project aims at developing an optimised positioning solution for the provision of location based services. EMILY will exploit terrestrial and satellite positioning data through hybridisation of a number of technologies in telecommunication networks and satellite-based positioning. Compared with the moment when the initial EMILY proposal was submitted, the development of location-based services has been much slower than expected by the whole industry. The location-based services, although still considered as high revenue potential, have experienced a slower than expected introduction on the market and consequently lower than expected penetration rates. Uncertain market prospect for the E-OTD positioning technology, one of the main initial choices of the EMILY project, have also impacted its definition and objectives. This uncertainty is related with the cost of deployment of the technology, which revealed to be above expectations after the implementation in the US following the E911 regulation entering into force. These two occurrences have induced the partners to review the project scope and instead of going for an hardwired solution to opt for a less integrated, but more flexible solution not involving the investment for the development and realisation of an ASIC.
Also related to that is the decision to enlarge the scope of the project in terms of positioning technologies hybridised. With this decision the E-OTD technology is no more the central focus of the project but become one of the technologies used in a wider effort to hybridise cellular-based and satellite-based positioning. In this framework EMILY will exploit terrestrial and satellite positioning data through hybridisation of a number of technologies like cell-id, NMR, E-OTD, OTDOA in telecommunication networks and satellite-based positioning. In addition the EMILY solution comprises a network component dedicated to minimise the cost of the location process within the requested quality.
OBJECTIVES
- To assess and study all the implications to put in place a very efficient location service solution for the next generation of mobiles (GPRS and UMTS), e.g. technical, economical, regulatory (enhanced 112 emergency services), privacy and consumer protection and impact on UMTS standardisation. The concept consists in providing a hybrid cellular/satellite positioning solution which represent a novelty in contrast to the common standalone approaches (GNSS or triangulation in the network) currently used to support the location services in the telecommunication networks;
- To define the requirements of the location service system to comply with the major foreseen applications: roadside assistance services, location sensitive billing, concierge services, traffic information and navigation services;
- To define the detailed characteristics of the network system implementation of location services to allow integration into existing and future networks with no or minimum modifications of the standards, and to define the best architecture for future networks in conjunction to the growth of the global location performance and with a sufficient assistance to the mobile to reduce complexity, weight, and power consumption, also considering possibly different optimisation parameters for an implementation in a vehicle;
- To implement the coupled GNSS/cellular hybridisation at the handset level, in a fully functional prototype allowing further integration in future steps;
- To implement the network component allowing provision of minimum service to legacy handsets, further hybridisation at network level and optimisation of the location process according to operators' defined cost parameters and within the requested quality of service;
- To verify the performance of the developed prototype and network elements through laboratory tests using simulators and through on-the-field tests using a real network test-bed;
- To support activities intended to disseminate the results.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
The whole project is organised in seven work-packages:
WP 1: Project Management & Co-ordination
WP 2: Location Services Requirements
WP 3: System & Component Definition
WP 4: Detailed Specifications and Algorithms Development
WP 5: Design and Development WP 6: Integration, Validation and System Trials
WP 7: Technological Promotion & Standardisation.
In April 2003, following the withdrawal of the previous coordinator Thales Navigation, the project went through a massive re-organisation including ERTICO taking the leadership, CAP GEMINI ERNST & YOUNG TELECOM NETWORKS FRANCE and U-BLOX joining the consortium. In addition the scope of the work and the planning were reviewed. The following description of WP4, WP5, WP6 and WP7 reflects these changes.
- WP1 deals with the co-ordination and the harmonisation of the EMILY activities. Configuration control of all the documents produced, document dissemination in the team and working group activities based on e-mail list are the mechanism used to keep the work process control during the project. The WP1 leader is the project co-ordinator (ERTICO).
- WP2 deals with the user requirement analysis, the inventory of present and future Location Based Service (LBS) applications, giving for each of them the specific requirements in terms of performance, constraints, architecture and business implementation. This WP also pursues the different business models that will probably emerge in LBS. The WP2 leader is Bouygues Telecom.
- WP3 deals with the target EMILY system definition in 2 types of networks, present GSM/GPRS and future UMTS. All of the system components are studied and defined to assess the possible contribution to EMILY concept and to define the "best" system architecture for EMILY taking into account the performance and economical aspects. The WP3 leader is DAI Telecom (former Telit).
- WP4 reviews and refines the system specifications and provide detailed specification both at network and mobile station level. Detailed specifications include the specifications of interfaces. In addition WP4 includes the development of advanced algorithms for the Kalman filter, the auto-LMU functionality, the kinematic detection, handling of non-line-of-sight measurements, etc. The WP4 leader is Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
- WP5 develops each system component/functionality including the Smart Layer in the SMLC and the GPRS drivers, the mobile station prototype boards, the E-OTD and auto-LMU software, the GNSS module software and the adaptation to the GSM/GPRS software. In addition a pre-integration of the network elements is performed. The leader of WP5 is DAI Telecom.
- WP6 starts with concept validation through laboratory off-line tests. The step-by-step validation and integration of the developed elements in the Bouygues Telecom test bed GSM/GPRS network follows. The final step is the real-time validation and test of the complete solution through an extensive trial campaign. Results are collected in a EMILY proof-of-concept synthesis. The leader of WP 6 is Bouygues Telecom.
- WP7 gives contribution to the GSM/UMTS standardisation. As final output, this WP is giving the requirements for an integrated EMILY concept in GSM and UMTS standards. This WP also deals with the dissemination and concertation, the promotion of the results, aiming at developing a technological transfer. Forum activities have been performed during requirement and definition phases, sharing the specific knowledge of the majors companies of the mobile industry. The achieved result will be promoted through the participation to meetings, conferences and workshops. The WP7 leader is ERTICO.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencessocial geographytransportnavigation systemssatellite navigation systemglobal navigation satellite system
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
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