Technology of cloud positioning and its platform for positioning service

Traditional centralized high-precision navigation and positioning services cannot meet the public users' demand for reliability, scalability and service diversity. This paper describes cloud positioning, and the way in which various positioning resources are managed and integrated comprehensively to optimize technology convergence and resources sharing, based on cloud technology. We present the cloud positioning, framework and discuss the realization of several traditional positioning technologies through the cloud positioning platform, i. e., GNSS Network RTK, GNSS wide area precise pointing positioning, Wi-Fi positioning, communication base-station positioning and others. We argue that, compared with the traditional technologies, cloud positioning has more advantages in scalability, reliability, the maintenance cost and feasibility. Using the cloud positioning platform, not only can users enjoy various high precision positioning services, but also optimizes allocation of resources to provide personalized services. An efficient business model and technical approach will allow for the popularization of precise navigation and positioning services.