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LBS – Location Based Services
Tuesday February 21st 2006Filed Under GPS, Industry and Subjects in GIS, Link Library
Location Based Services is a growing technology field that focuses on providing GIS and spatial information via mobile and field units.
GPS Resources
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a technology that uses the locations satellites to determine locations on earth. GPS is an essential tool for GIS because it allows for the gathering of data that locationwise is highly accurate.
Mobile GIS
Mobile GIS is a growing technology. More and more choices are becoming available for field spatial data collection.
ESRI LBS Page
Product and industry information page from ESRI, the makers of ArcPad. Find out information about the use of location based services in a variety of fields.
GIS Movers and Shakers Target LBS
February 2001 article by Glen Letham of Spatial News. This piece reviews the offerings by the GIS for location based services.
IntelliWhere
IntelliWhere is the location based services site from Intergraph providing product and service information.
Java Location Services
Joint site between ESRI and Sun Microsystems specializing in location based services. Find tutorials, news and more at this site.
LBS Portal
LBS Portal is an information portal dedicated to location based services with articles, press releases and a list of web links to companies involved in LBS. Registration required to access the areas of this site.
LBSZone
The LBSzone is a site that deals exclusively with location based services and technologies.
MapInfo Mobile
MapInfo’s location based services page. Find information about MapXtend, MapInfo’s mobile GIS solution.
Skymo
Pinpoint the location of mobile handsets on location-enabled mobile networks in the UK. The Location Service includes a Standard Rate SMS Opt In Keyword and Premium Rate Shortcode billing at GBP 1.50. This offer represents the quickest and least expensive method to location-enable and monetize your applications. Skymo’s Application Services division can also supply postcode, address and directory lookup services and powerful mapping and route-finding services.
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