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Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
30 April 2004
"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."

Edited by:   , ,
Imprint:   Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   730g
ISBN:   9781558609297
ISBN 10:   1558609296
Series:   The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems
Pages:   255
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for Location-Based Services

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


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