Location Prediction Using GPS Trackers: Can Machine Learning Help Locate Missing People with Dementia?
Jan 22 2019 JanuszWojtusiak ReyhanehMogharabnia IoT Journal has just published Associate Professor and Director of Health Informatics at Mason’s College of Health and Human Services Janusz Wojtusiak, PhD, initial findings from his research which studied the possibility of using machine learning methods applied to data from GPS trackers to create individualized models that describe patterns of movement. These patterns can be used to predict typical locations of individuals with dementia, and to detect movements that do not follow these patterns and may correspond to wandering. The GPS trackers and data used in the study were provided by GTX Corp’s GPS SmartSoles. Significant number of people with dementia are at risk of wandering and getting lost. These individuals may get hurt, cause distress to families and caregivers, and require costly search parties. This study explores the possibility of using machine learning methods applied to data from GPS trackers to create individualized models that describe patterns of […]