Overview
"Location-based services (LBS) are a new concept integrating a user's geographic location with the general notion of services, such as dialing an emergency number from a cell phone or using a navigation system in a car. Incorporating both mobile communication and spatial data, these applications represent a novel challenge both conceptually and technically. The purpose of this book is to describe, in an accessible fashion, the various concepts underlying mobile location-based services. These range from general application-related ideas to technical aspects. Each chapter starts with a high level of abstraction and drills down to the technical details. Contributors examine each application from all necessary perspectives, namely, requirements, services, data, and scalability. An illustrative example begins early in the book and runs throughout, serving as a reference. * This book defines the LBS field and identifies its capabilities, challenges, and technologies. * The contributors are recognized experts from academia and industry. * Coverage includes navigation systems, middleware, interoperability, standards, and mobile communications.* A sample application, the ""find-friend"" application, is used throughout the book to integrate the concepts discussed in each chapter."
Full Product Details
Author: Jochen Schiller (Free University, Berlin, Germany) ,
Agnès Voisard (Fraunhofer ISST (Institut für Software- und Systemtechnik)and Free University Berlin, Germany)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Dimensions:
Width: 19.10cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.730kg
ISBN: 9781558609297
ISBN 10: 1558609296
Pages: 255
Publication Date: 21 May 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Location-Based Services provides a comprehensive sweep through an exciting new area of computing. It's a detailed and powerful primer for understanding the deployment of LBS. - Xavier Lopez, Director, Spatial, Location, and Network Technologies, Oracle Corporation Location-Based Services gives a comprehensive panorama of a multi-disciplinary field. It is an excellent source of information for practitioners and researchers who are facing the numerous technological challenges raised by location-based services. - Serge Abiteboul, Senior Researcher, INRIA and Scientific Advisor, Xyleme
Location-Based Services provides a comprehensive sweep through an exciting new area of computing. It's a detailed and powerful primer for understanding the deployment of LBS. - Xavier Lopez, Director, Spatial, Location, and Network Technologies, Oracle Corporation Location-Based Services gives a comprehensive panorama of a multi-disciplinary field. It is an excellent source of information for practitioners and researchers who are facing the numerous technological challenges raised by location-based services. - Serge Abiteboul, Senior Researcher, INRIA and Scientific Advisor, Xyleme
Location-Based Services provides a comprehensive sweep through an exciting new area of computing. It's a detailed and powerful primer for understanding the deployment of LBS. - Xavier Lopez, Director, Spatial, Location, and Network Technologies, Oracle Corporation Location-Based Services gives a comprehensive panorama of a multi-disciplinary field. It is an excellent source of information for practitioners and researchers who are facing the numerous technological challenges raised by location-based services. - Serge Abiteboul, Senior Researcher, INRIA and Scientific Advisor, Xyleme
Author Information
Agnès Voisard is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Free University of Berlin and a System Architect at Kivera, Inc. Her research interests include data models for geographic and environmental information systems, interoperability in information systems, and navigation systems.
