Location-based services and geo-information engineering / Allan Brimicombe, Chao Li.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brimicombe, Allan.

Contributor:

Li, Chao, 1962 June 11-

Series:

Mastering GIS.

Mastering GIS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Location-based services.

Geographic information systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Location-Based Services (LBS) are the delivery of data and information services where the content of those services is tailored to the current location and context of a mobile user. This is a new and fast-growing technology sector incorporating GIS, wireless technologies, positioning systems and mobile human-computer interaction. Geo-Information (GI) Engineering is the design of dependably engineered solutions to society's use of geographical information and underpins applications such as LBS. These are brought together in this comprehensive text that takes the reader through from source data

Contents:

Location-Based Services and Geo-Information Engineering; Contents; Mastering GIS Series: Foreword; Preface; 1 The Context of Location-Based Services; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Information Society; 1.3 The Digital City; 1.4 The New Mobility; 1.5 Outline of Following Chapters; 2 Technological Convergence: Towards Location-Based Services; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Internet and World Wide Web; 2.2.1 The Basics of the Internet; 2.2.2 World Wide Web; 2.3 New Information and Communication Technologies; 2.3.1 Mobile Wireless Telecommunication Technologies; 2.3.2 Other Wireless Networks

2.3.3 Wireless Mobile Devices2.4 Geographical Information Systems; 2.5 Convergence of Technologies; 2.5.1 Convergence of Wireless Technologies; 2.5.2 Wireless Mobile Internet; 2.5.3 Internet GIS and Wireless GIS; 2.5.4 Towards LBS; 3 GIS and Geo-Information Engineering; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Where is . . . ? How Do I Get there?; 3.3 Defining GIS; 3.3.1 An Historical Perspective; 3.3.2 On-Going Development Trends; 3.4 Exploring GIS Software; 3.4.1 Measurement and Scale; 3.4.2 Map Projection; 3.4.3 Symbology; 3.4.4 Data Primitives and Data Layers; 3.4.5 Feature Attributes

3.4.6 Creating Thematic Maps3.4.7 Scaling the Applications; 3.5 Issues of GIScience; 3.6 GI Engineering: the Rise of Ubiquitous GIS?; 4 Location-Based Services; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Are Location-Based Services New?; 4.3 From Locating Services to Location-Based Services; 4.3.1 Using the Web for Services; 4.3.2 Using Navigation Systems for Services; 4.3.3 Using Mobile Phones for Services; 4.3.4 Location-Based Services; 4.4 E911 and E112 Mandates; 4.4.1 E911; 4.4.2 E112; 4.5 Keitai; 4.6 LBS Architecture; 4.7 Application Areas; 4.8 Implications of LBS for GIScience

5 Data for Location-Based Services5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Size and Granularity of the Problem; 5.3 Data Collection Technologies; 5.3.1 GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems; 5.3.2 Remote Sensing; 5.3.3 Ground Survey; 5.3.4 Non-Traditional Approaches to Data Collection; 5.3.5 Update Frequencies; 5.4 Data Quality Issues; 5.4.1 Understanding Error and Uncertainty; 5.4.2 Assessing Data Accuracy; 5.4.3 Metadata; 5.5 Organizing and Accessing Data; 6 Locating the User; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Positioning Technologies; 6.3 Global Positioning System; 6.3.1 Basic Principles of GPS

6.3.2 A More Detailed Look at GPS6.3.3 Principle of Differential GPS; 6.3.4 Indoor GPS; 6.3.5 Other Satellite Systems; 6.3.6 An Example of GPS Use; 6.4 Network-Based Positioning Technologies; 6.4.1 Network Cell Identification; 6.4.2 Angle of Arrival; 6.4.3 Time Delay Methods; 6.4.4 Advanced Forward Link Trilateration and Enhanced Forward Link Trilateration; 6.5 Short Range Positioning Technologies; 6.5.1 WiFi-Based Positioning; 6.5.2 Bluetooth Technology Used for Positioning; 6.5.3 Radio Frequency Identification; 6.5.4 Other Non-Radio Signal Technologies Used for Short Range Positioning

6.6 Hybrid Positioning Approaches

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-366) and index.

ISBN:

9786612028267

9781282028265

128202826X

9780470857366

0470857366

9780470857380

0470857382

OCLC:

402686271