Abstract:
Systems and methods for managing positioning assistance data for large regions are described herein. An example of a method for retrieving positioning assistance data at a mobile device as described herein includes identifying a master region in which the mobile device is located and sub-region definitions associated with the master region, where the sub-region definitions are indicative of area occupied by the sub-regions within the master region; obtaining a first estimated position of the mobile device within the master region; defining a projected area centered at the first estimated position; and obtaining first assistance data corresponding to at least one sub-region that overlaps the projected area.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for obtaining a location fix for a mobile device are presented. In some embodiments, a method includes identifying a region in which the mobile device is located. The method further includes receiving assistance data pertaining to one or more access points within the region, wherein the assistance data is indicative of signal information pertaining to the one or more access points at multiple locations within the region. The method also includes generating, at the mobile device, a heatmap representative of multiple locations within the region as compared against the signal information pertaining to the one or more access points that are in communication range. The method additionally includes determining the location fix based at least in part on the generated heatmap.