Location-Based Services ( Mobile Location-Based Services, Location Based Services, Mobile Positioning, LBS Services, LBS, Mobile Location Services, MLS, and Location Services) Definition

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Location-Based Services

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ALSO CALLED: Mobile Location-Based Services, Location Based Services, Mobile Positioning, LBS Services, LBS, Mobile Location Services, MLS, and Location Services
DEFINITION: Location-based services (LBS) are services that exploit knowledge about where an information device user is located. For example, the user of a wireless-connected smartphone could be shown ads specific to the region the user is traveling in.

Location-based services exploit any of several technologies for knowing where a network user is geographically located. One is the Global Positioning …
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Recent Vendor Reports on Location-Based Services
MapXtreme 2005 v6.7.1 sponsored by MapInfo Corporation TRIAL SOFTWARE: Posted: 10 Mar 2008 \| Published: 10 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: Leading organizations use mapping and location-based decision and analysis support systems to make better strategic decisions. TOPICS: .NET \| Application Deployment \| Customer Service \| Functional Requirements \| Java \| Location-Based Services \| Location-Based Services (Software) \| Software Development Tools \| Windows

MapXtreme Java v4.8.1 sponsored by MapInfo Corporation TRIAL SOFTWARE: Posted: 10 Mar 2008 \| Published: 10 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: This IT Download, MapXtreme Java, provides a Java mapping engine which facilitates optimized location intelligence on the desktop, over the internet, or through an intranet. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Performance Management \| J2EE \| Java \| Location-Based Services \| Location-Based Services (Software) \| Security

Deploying Location Intelligence in a SOA sponsored by MapInfo Corporation WHITE PAPER: Posted: 05 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: This white paper details how to effectively implement a secure, scalable SOA through the use of location technology. TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Performance Management \| J2EE Application Server Software \| Location-Based Services \| Location-Based Services (Software) \| SOA \| Software Development Tools \| Web Services

Envinsa Demonstration sponsored by MapInfo Corporation SOFTWARE DEMO: Posted: 05 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: This IT Download, Envinsa provides organizations with a scalable web services platform that enables organizations to realize the power of location intelligence across an enterprise while retaining IT management tools. TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Location-Based Services \| Location-Based Services (Software) \| SOA \| Software Development Tools \| Web Services \| Web Services Management

LOCATION-BASED SERVICES DEFINITION (continued): … System (GPS), based on a collection of 24 Navstar satellites developed originally for the U.S. Department of Defense. A land-based GPS receiver uses these satellites to determine its location, within 50 meters to 100 meters. A location-based service could require that each of its users have a mobile device that contains a GPS receiver. A second approach is E911, an initiative of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that requires wireless carriers to pinpoint a caller's telephone number to emergency dispatchers. E911 also ensures that carriers will be able to …
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