Location-Based Services (Hardcover)

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."

General

Imprint:	Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	May 2004
Editors:	Jochen Schiller • Agnes Voisard
Dimensions:	235 x 191 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-1-55860-929-7
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer hardware & operating systems > Systems management Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Data Management Promotions
LSN:	1-55860-929-6
Barcode:	9781558609297

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