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Some useful overviews, introductions and tutorial information on the net.
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Tutorials and Technical Information
| DevX |
How to Perform
Geo-Location on BREW-based Phones GPS isn't widely available in the US
yet, but you can familiarize yourself with the programming possibilities
now, thanks to the GPS emulation features built into the BREW SDK. So
let's build a little mapping application, shall we? |
| Inventsure |
A free tutorial on mobile positioning technology, and the opportunity
to influence course development. |
| Northstream |
Location Based Services:
Considerations and Challenges (PDF) Location Based Services are
already being launched. The trend is driven by both regulation and
competition. · Operators are currently key, but require cooperation with
other players in order to be able to offer attractive LBS. · In order to
remain competitive and leverage their huge investments mobile operators
should consider various aspects when offering LBS, including, network
technology evolution, regulation, standardization, user acceptance, and
the availability of attractive services. · This white paper discusses
current trends and lists the major areas for consideration to mobile
operators, when launching Location Based Services. |
| Openwave |
Mapping
Out Location Services (7/04) According to a recent article on
Forbes.com, the location services market is starting to generate momentum.
Subscribers are willing to pay for services that truly add value. For
instance, users want to know: where the nearest 24 hour pharmacy is
located AND how to get there where the nearest Thai restaurant can be
found AND immediately make a reservation where the new movie release is
playing AND buy tickets and pay for it via my phone bill
Developing
Location Service Apps (7/04) Here's my dream application: I am on the
road and have a little time to myself. I want to take a break, hide out in
the dark with a cold drink and a bag of popcorn and watch a movie
(something that I never have time for when I am home!). I turn on my phone
and with a few quick clicks, I find my local theater, I can see what's
playing and buy a ticket while I am on my way! This capability is not far
off - the technology exists in the networks - and Openwave Developers can
make it happen. |
| Sun |
J2ME
and Location-Based Services (3/04) Location-based services (LBS)
provide users of mobile devices personalized services tailored to their
current location. They open a new market for developers, cellular network
operators, and service providers to develop and deploy value-added
services: advising users of current traffic conditions, supplying routing
information, helping them find nearby restaurants, and many more. This
article introduces you to the field of LBS and to the Location API for
J2ME (JSR 179), a set of generic APIs that can be used for developing
location-based services. In addition, the article offers guidelines for
designing location-based services. |
| Wireless Developer Network |
Problems and
Solutions; Wireless Location Based Services (1/03) 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. These coordinates require more than 20
characters at a resolution of meters that are difficult for people to
remember and communicate. Consumers remain using traditional addresses and
place names to access location based services. These addresses and place
names are long character strings that require many keys to input, and
sometimes, they include special or foreign characters that can’t be
directly input on a cellphone key pad. The wide variations of address
formats also make it impossible to develop reliable algorithms to handle
all addresses, which lead to frequent failures in handling addresses... |
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