From 913a62377e3d3f17ad7c7979272c3dc3cb7d4f3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matteo Cypriani Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 00:22:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Improve README.md --- README.md | 22 +++++++++++----------- doc/owlps.t2t | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 12c9ede..33a882a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ **OwlPS** (_Owl Positioning System_) is a positioning (localization) system based on the IEEE 802.11 radio network (Wi-Fi), targeting mainly indoor -environments. It uses an infrastructure-centred architecture, which means the -infrastructure does the measurements and computes the mobile terminals' -positions, rather than the terminals computing their own positions (as it is -the case for instance with the GPS). +environments. It uses an infrastructure-centred architecture, which means +deployed hardware takes care of the measurements and computes the mobile +terminals' positions, rather than the terminals computing their own positions +(as it is the case for instance with the GPS). OwlPS implements various positioning techniques and algorithms based on the radio signal strength. It features a self-calibration (or autocalibration) mechanism that avoids the time-consuming manual fingerprinting phase and allows -considering dynamic changes of the environment (human, climatic, etc.) when -computing the location of mobile terminals. +taking into account dynamic changes of the environment (human, climatic, etc.) +when computing the location of mobile terminals. **This presentation is an excerpt of `doc/owlps.t2t`. Please refer to this file for a more in-depth introduction to OwlPS.** @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ for a more in-depth introduction to OwlPS.** ## News OwlPS is not currently actively maintained, as I'm not working on indoor -positioning at the moment, but I'll happily consider any contribution (or -job offer). +positioning at the moment, but I'll happily consider any patch (or job offer). The `CHANGELOG` file lists the changes that occurred in OwlPS, version by version, since its early stages. @@ -43,10 +42,11 @@ For a guide to installing OwlPS, please consult `INSTALL.t2t`. ## License -OwlPS is free software, released under the terms of the CeCILL license (GNU -GPL-compatible). For more detail, please consult `COPYRIGHT.t2t`. +OwlPS is free software, released under the terms of the +[CeCILL](http://www.cecill.info/index.en.html) license (GNU GPL-compatible). +For more detail, please consult `COPYRIGHT.t2t`. -## Note on the t2t file extension +## Note on the `t2t` file extension Most of the documentation in this repository is provided as text files in the **txt2tags** format (`*.t2t` files). You can convert them to various formats diff --git a/doc/owlps.t2t b/doc/owlps.t2t index c961c42..0797c73 100644 --- a/doc/owlps.t2t +++ b/doc/owlps.t2t @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ the radio signal strength (trilateration, signal strength fingerprinting, and hybrid techniques). //OwlPS Listener// uses the Radiotap header of the network packets to extract the RSS value. It would be possible to extend the system to work with the TOF (Time of -Flight, i.e. the signal propagation time), but that is out of scope for +Flight, i.e. the signal propagation time), but that is out of scope for now (unless someone is willing to contribute). OwlPS features a self-calibration (or autocalibration) mechanism for signal strength fingerprinting-based algorithms, that avoids the -time-consuming manual fingerprinting phase and allows considering -dynamic changes of the environment (human, climatic, etc.) when +time-consuming manual fingerprinting phase and allows taking into +account dynamic changes of the environment (human, climatic, etc.) when computing the location of mobile terminals.