diff --git a/owlps-positioning/src/positioningalgorithm.hh b/owlps-positioning/src/positioningalgorithm.hh
index daf8387..748cf54 100644
--- a/owlps-positioning/src/positioningalgorithm.hh
+++ b/owlps-positioning/src/positioningalgorithm.hh
@@ -16,7 +16,18 @@ public:
     name(_name) {}
   virtual ~PositioningAlgorithm(void) {}
 
+  const std::string& get_name(void) const ;
+
   virtual Result compute(const Request &request) = 0 ;
 } ;
 
+
+
+inline const std::string& PositioningAlgorithm::get_name() const
+{
+  return name ;
+}
+
+
+
 #endif // _OWLPS_POSITIONING_POSITIONINGALGORITHM_HH_