DenCity: A WiFi Location Tracking Solution

Abstract

Google Maps has made it easy for people to plan their commute based on how busy a road is. This has also been expanded to help users understand how busy a store may be during the day. However this feature has not been applied to buildings with much depth. DenCity aims to solve this problem by showing a way that the number of users can be tracked without having to implement new hardware to existing infrastructure and without the user having to participate. DenCity uses the WiFi signals sent out by devices to track the number of users near an access point. As a result it makes it possible for users to know the number of people within a building or given area.