Location-based services / [edited by] Jochen Schiller, Agnes Voisard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schiller, Jochen H.

Voisard, Agnès.

Series:

The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mobile computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 h

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Part 1: LBS Applications; Chapter 1. General Aspects of Location-Based Services; Chapter 2. Case Study: Development of the Find Friend Application; Chapter 3. Navigation Systems: A Spatial Database Perspective; Part 2: Data Management and Services in LBS; Chapter 4. Middleware for Location-Based Services; Chapter 5. Database Aspects of Location-Based Services; Chapter 6. LBS Interoperability Through Standards; Part 3: Aspects of Communication in LBS; Chapter 7. Data Collection

Chapter 8. Data Transmission in Mobile Communication SystemsIndex; Contributor Biographies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-02025-7

9786611020255

0-08-049172-3

OCLC:

56344457