RealWorld HAR

multi-position smartphone/smartwatch IMU (n=15)

IMUaudiogpslight

Key facts

Signals
accel, gyro, magnetometer, audio, gps, light
Reference Labels
activity
Devices
samsung-galaxy-s4, lg-g-watch-r
Sampling Rates
ACC/gyro commonly cited 50 Hz (canonical HAR windows); also GPS, light, magnetic field, sound level
Subjects
15

Summary

Introduced with On-body localization of wearable devices… (IEEE PerCom 2016; Sztyler & Stuckenschmidt, University of Mannheim DWS). Subjects performed climbing stairs down/up, jumping, lying, standing, sitting, running/jogging, and walking while seven on-body devices recorded sensors concurrently. Official landing: Mannheim DWS RealWorld dataset page.

Updated: Oct 5, 2026