Method for providing adapted positioning information towards at least one consuming application regarding a plurality of objects comprising at least one specific object, wherein, regarding the position of the specific object within a predefined area or region, at least one piece of adapted positioning information is able to be generated and provided to the at least one positioning information consuming application using a positioning middleware functionality that is connecting a sensor layer or functionality to an application layer or functionality, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the position of the specific object is detected by means of using at least one sensor of the sensor layer or functionality, the at least one sensor using at least one sensor technology, thereby generating at least one piece of preliminary positioning information, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the positioning middleware functionality generates the at least one piece of adapted positioning information, based on the at least one piece of preliminary positioning information, and based on an a priori knowledge regarding at least one out of the following: -- the at least one sensor used, -- the sensor technology used, -- the positioning information consuming application targeted, and -- the specific object or its current environment, -- a process information or use case information received from the positioning information consuming application -- in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the at least one piece of adapted positioning information is provided to the at least one positioning information consuming application, wherein the a priori knowledge corresponds to a knowledge of both the requirements of the at least one positioning information consuming application and the performance and/or characteristics of the at least one sensor of the sensor layer or functionality. -- in a first step, the position of the specific object is detected by means of using at least one sensor of the sensor layer or functionality, the at least one sensor using at least one sensor technology, thereby generating at least one piece of preliminary positioning information, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the positioning middleware functionality generates the at least one piece of adapted positioning information, based on the at least one piece of preliminary positioning information, and based on an a priori knowledge regarding at least one out of the following: -- the at least one sensor used, -- the sensor technology used, -- the positioning information consuming application targeted, and -- the specific object or its current environment, -- a process information or use case information received from the positioning information consuming application -- the at least one sensor used, -- the sensor technology used, -- the positioning information consuming application targeted, and -- the specific object or its current environment, -- a process information or use case information received from the positioning information consuming application -- in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the at least one piece of adapted positioning information is provided to the at least one positioning information consuming application,