Monthly Archives: March 2005

Location Based Services Tutorial

Posted on 24 March, 2005 by Administrator

A tutorial from MobileIn giving an overview of key concepts surrounding location-based services (LBS).

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palowireless LBS Resource Center

Posted on 23 March, 2005 by Administrator

A guide to Location-Based Services (LBS), Location-Enabled Business (LEB), Enhanced 911 (E911) emergency services and Mobile Positioning resources on the net.

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(UK) Orange offers ‘GPS-beating’ location tracking

Posted on 22 March, 2005 by Administrator

Orange says their Cell ID technology is superior to GPS.

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(UK) MS Smartphone Taxi Finder Application

Posted on 22 March, 2005 by Administrator

This application uses GPS and/or mobile phone location to give you the phone number of the nearest taxi company to you, wherever you are in the UK.

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(UK) Mapminder Revamps Mobile Services

Posted on 22 March, 2005 by Administrator

Mapminder.co.uk has updated and improved its mobile services (including mobile tracking of friends and family) to compete with free rivals.

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(USA) Kansas gives $3M grant for E911

Posted on 18 March, 2005 by Administrator

The Kansas Wireless Enhanced 911 Advisory Board has awarded $3 million in grant money for 34 Kansas PSAPs throughout the state.

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Track The Commonwealth Games Baton Relay

Posted on 15 March, 2005 by Administrator

The baton for the Commonwealth Games contains a GPS device to allow people to track its progress over the 180,000 km journey from Buckingham Palace to Melbourne, Australia.

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(USA) Nextel and MapQuest Launch Location-Based Service on GPS Mobile Phones

Posted on 15 March, 2005 by Administrator

Nextel and MapQuest have joined forces to introduce a variety of location-based services that work exclusively with Nextel’s GPS-enabled mobile phones.

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(USA) Some Bumps Ahead for E911

Posted on 11 March, 2005 by Administrator

FCC stands firm on Dec 31 deadline, NENA stats on Phase I and II compliance, cost issues for Tier 3 carriers.

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Posted in Cingular, E911, FCC, Handset-Based, NENA, Network-Based, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile, USA, Verizon | 1 Comment