Researchers find parking space solution in PocketParker
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 09:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Looking for a parking spot? Circling round and round in a lot, feeling the heat of no luck no matter where you look? Could smartphone-tracking movements be of any help? Caleb Garling in MIT Technology Review on Monday pointed to researchers who have come up with pocketsourcing as a process that could turn smartphones into passive sensors to track the location and movements of others who have installed the app.