The market research firm ABI Research has packaged a series of reports called "Smart Cities Research Cluster" that gather intelligence on the market size for a variety of location-enabled applications. These applications include
- Fleet Management
- Public Safety
- Smart Meters for Smart Grids
- Traffic Information Systems
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Wireless Sensor Networks
...and several more. It’s worth looking into if you have to look at the potential for each segment.
by Joe Francica on 12/06 at 02:49 PM |
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Narrow your search further:
cloud computing,
geospatial business,
gps,
lbs market sizing,
location intelligence,
logistics,
navigation,
rfid,
routing,
sensors,
tracking,
traffic
TeleCommunication Systems (TSYS), a high flier among LBS companies, announced $75 Million in new financing. The stock jumped nearly 10% in yesterday’s trading. TSYS grew 12% in value last year after being 2008’s highest gaining stock (145% growth) among all LBS companies that Directions Magazine follows.
by Joe Francica on 01/20 at 07:00 AM |
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In the much-hyped, Madison Avenue world of mobile location-based advertising, the Holy Grail seems within the grasp for retailers looking for that one-to-one marketing nirvana oft cited in the early nineties. But in its current model, it’s not working the way it should or can. Today’s business model uses "push" advertising to mobile devices. But what if the model should be "pull" thus allowing consumers to determine when, where and how they should receive ads. Editor in chief Joe Francica explores this model and more.
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by Joe Francica on 06/16 at 09:00 AM |
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Skyhook Wireless is monitoring the development of location-based applications that are being released through the
Apple App Store and those developed for Google’s Android platform found in the
Android Market. Besides the shear number (over 1000 for the iPhone) of applications being developed is the breadth in types of apps…see below (Note to RIM…HURRY! YOU’RE LOSING GROUND!]. The graphics below are courtesy of Skyhook.
by Joe Francica on 02/24 at 04:32 PM |
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People are always asking us for the size of certain markets. Today at the Map World Forum, Prakash Iyer of Trimble offered these numbers for the Field Services Management (FSM) market based on an Aberdeen Research report, which he said was conducted in 2007. [Directions Magazine published results of a 2006 FSM report from Aberdeen)
FSM is predicted b to be $1.7 B by 2012
Market Drivers – better service; constant cost pressure; increased productivity; vehicle and driver safety; Sarbannes-Oxley compliance
Typical ROI
12% increase in service profitability
13% increase in vehicle utilization
15% reduction in average travel time per job
10% decrease in overtime pay
28% increase in driver compliance
by Joe Francica on 02/12 at 12:46 AM |
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