An Overview of Location-Based Services

✍ Scribed by T D'Roza; G Bilchev

• Book ID: 110420730
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 310 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1358-3948
• DOI: 10.1023/a:1022491825047

✦ Synopsis

This paper provides an overview of terms, technologies and standards used within the location-based services field in the determination and presentation of the location of an entity. A description is provided of data formats and protocols for communicating, storing and manipulating location information and some insight is given into how location information could be used in a range of applications.