Systems and methods for locating a public facility

A method for locating a public facility, comprising:

• providing a public facility at a fixed location, the public facility including a facility locating module;
• receiving an interrogation signal from a portable electronic device in at least one location identifying module within range of the interrogation signal;
• using a location of the at least one location identifying module to estimate the current location of the portable electronic device;
• accessing a database identifying a plurality of public facilities and a corresponding location of each of the plurality of public facilities;
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• using the estimated current location of the portable electronic device and the accessed database, generating a location identifying output to identify at least one of a location of at least one of the plurality of public facilities, a distance to the at least one of the plurality of public facilities from the portable electronic device, and a direction from the portable electronic device to the at least one of the plurality of public facilities.

A system for locating a public facility, comprising:

• a facility locating module associated with the public facility and configured to transmit an interrogation signal;
• at least one location identifying module configured to transmit a locating signal in response to receiving the interrogation signal, the locating signal corresponding to an estimated location of the public facility;
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• an electronic device configured to receive the locating signal from the at least one location identifying module, and to use the locating signal to generate a location identifying output to identify at least one of the estimated location of the public facility, a distance to the estimated location of the public facility from the electronic device, and a direction from the electronic device to the estimated location of the public facility.