LBS
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PlaceEngine – Sony’s non-GPS location technology
Back at the beginning of June, Sony released its PlaceEngine technology for use on its portable handheld device, the PSP, in Japan. PlaceEngine uses Wi-Fi signals to determine locations, but […]
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general, LBS, VirtualEnvironments, VirtualWorlds, WebMapping
Technology Review talks Second Earth
The online version of the latest issue (July/August 2007) of Technology Review has a fairly comprehensive article by Wade Roush about Second Life, virtual globes, social mapping, and the prospects […]
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TomTom and Magellan sued by Encyclopedia Britannica
In that twisty-turny world of patents, it seems that Encyclopedia Britannica is going after TomTom and Magellan for infringement of patents it holds for a “computerized mapping system.” The suit […]
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amAze mobile service will offer high-res imagery
LocatioNet Systems, a UK-based mobile mapping and LBS company, announced a partnership with DigitalGlobe to provide high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery for their amAze mobile mapping application (yes that is […]
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Japan takes sensor networks to the next level
Apparently next year will see the debut of a new project in Japan to set up a wireless zone on one of its islands that will include sensor networks using […]
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Mscape – HP Labs tries some LBS
This project probably has already had some coverage, but I just found out about it, and thought it was worth mentioning. Basically, the mscape project is an initiative from HP […]
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BioMapping Project heads to San Francisco
Christian Nold, the creator of the BioMapping Project (which made the blog rounds back in November for the Greenwich Emotion Map), is spending 5 weeks in San Francisco in his […]
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GPS-based Workforce Management launched by AT&T
While taking a break at the Dev Summit, I was catching up on tech news and noticed that yesterday AT&T launched their new GPS-based workforce management service, TeleNav Track, which […]
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Vodafone and Google partner for mobile mapping
Yet another move to expand web mapping into the mobile and location based services markets, as Google and Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone network operator, just announced a partnership […]
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GIS for your BlackBerry
I ran across a press release today for TDC Group’s Freeance Mobile, a suite of web mapping and database applications that promises to bring GIS to your BlackBerry. Freeance Mobile […]
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