6.8.1.6: Process Personal Device Location Data

This process shall provide the current location of a personal device to other processes. It shall receive the precise location from a Location and Time Data Source that may base its data on one or more sources of position data such as GPS or DGPS and may refine its calculations using techniques such as map matching, dead reckoning, etc. The process shall provide the location to other processes for use in safety and route guidance. This location should be as precise as is practical within cost and technology constraints. It is intended for use by personal navigation and guidance systems, as well as emergency notification systems.

This process is associated with the Personal physical object.

This process is associated with the following functional objects:

• Personal Location Determination

This process is associated with the following data flows:

• fltds-location
• fltds-time
• personal_location_and_time
• personnel_location_and_time