Abstract: A system and method of topological localization of a person or an object that is moved by one or more people in a built environment includes at least one sensor for detecting the movement of the person or object in that environment, configured to provide differential data over time; a transmission unit of differential movement information detected by the sensor mechanically coupled to the person or object; a reception unit of the differential movement information transmitted by the transmission unit; and a processing unit configured to perform an evaluation procedure of the differential movement information, which recognizes the presence of a voluntary movement activity as opposed to an involuntary movement, and, in the event of a voluntary movement activity, recognizes a path within the environment by comparing differential movement parameters, using models of execution of voluntary movement activities in a plurality of predefined paths within the same built environment.