LBS REVENUES... IT'S THE APPLICATIONS
- Detailed examination of the research methods used by leading firms to
estimate potential revenues for LBS reveal large flaws in assumptions
and methods, and in particular, a one-size-fits-all approach to the
location services themselves.
(Jan 30, 2003)
WIRELESS LBS; PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
- Current wireless location based services are growing much slower than
expected. One of the major problems is the inefficiency of geographic
coordinates such as longitude/latitude and UTM. (Jan 23, 2003) WHERE'S THE REVENUE IN LBS? - The market for Location-based services exists, however, recent findings reveal that its not the "killer-app" and revenues will likely Generate Millions, Not Billions of Dollars.
Revenue Opportunities for the Wireless World with MapInfo -
The MapInfo® miAware™ Developer Services Program enables application developers and content providers to create new revenue opportunities based on unique and valuable location-based services (LBS). Larry Delaney, director, location-based services at MapInfo explains.
(June 27, 2002)
The WDN LBS NewsWire #1 -
New from the WirelessDevNet & The GeoCommunity, this monthly report gives you an overview of
the LBS industry happenings. You'll find news, feature contributions, product announcements, and community resources.
Feedback and suggestions from the LBS community is encouraged.
(04.10.02)
New York Mobile Recovery Database Developed at
Ground Zero - Links Point developed an application to
run on the Symbol PP T 2800, a ruggedized handheld,
which allows New York City firefighters to select a
description of the item found at ground-zero and
automatically capture the time, date and location of the
item.
OPEN LOCATION SERVICES GETS A BOOST
- The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) and the Personal Communications
Industry Association (PCIA), Alexandria, VA, today announced that they have
signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to advance the interoperability of geospatial information systems in wireless communications.
(03.13.02)
LBS & TOPOLOGY
- The importance of Location Based Services (LBS) and the commercial promise it presents to both the traditional GIS industry and the emerging wireless devices industry is now well publicised. Examples are being expounded. Competitive architectures are being promoted and, if activity is a guideline, excitement is growing rapidly; the location bug has taken hold.
More on this from Jim McGeough, President & CEO, Digital Earth Systems, Inc.
(12.27.01)
VIEJAS FIRE MAPPING WITH POCKET PCs
The Viejas wildland fire was the first
incident in which the fire perimeter GPS data was collected and displayed in real-time
on handheld Pocket PC's (Compaq Ipaq and Hewlett Packard Jornada) using the
ESRI ArcPad mapping program
