A comparison of indoor positioning systems for access control using virtual perimeters

Brian Greaves, Marijke Coetzee, Wai Sze Leung

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Abstract

Integrated smart technologies are fast becoming the norm in modern work and home environments for providing interactivity and ease of use. Greater intercon-nectivity, however, enables greater risk of misuse. Logical assets in such environments are protected by logical access control. However, if a logical asset is given a physical form, it no longer has the same protection due to logical and physical access control not being well integrated into physical spaces. Great strides have been made to protect assets in physical spaces by geographically placing a security perimeter around them. Geo-fencing enables the demarcation of a virtual perimeter around locations to protect them from unwarranted access. A limitation of geo-fencing is that location cannot be determined accurately indoors as positioning technologies such as GPS are ineffective, and tag or active positioning systems are easily subverted. This research explores indoor positioning systems to define virtual perimeters in indoor spaces for access control to be performed even when topological changes may occur.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2019, Volume 1
EditorsXin-She Yang, Simon Sherratt, Nilanjan Dey, Amit Joshi
PublisherSpringer
Pages293-302
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789811506369
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event4th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2019 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 27 Feb 201928 Feb 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume1041
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

Conference4th International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period27/02/1928/02/19

Keywords

  • Access control
  • Indoor positioning systems
  • Virtual perimeters

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • General Computer Science

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