Location prediction using GPS trackers: Can machine learning help locate the missing people with dementia?

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Wojtusiak, J., & Nia, R. M. (2021). 

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 movement.

An abstract is available to view online with restricted to the full document. January 2019 Internet of Things DOI:10.1016/j.iot.2019.01.002

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