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 , <EOS>