A reader posed the question that we articulate this way: “Why are data taken for granted in LBS hype? What happens when you remove the map?” Our editors think that is a great question and explore it in the context of navigation apps, weather and traffic apps, social apps and augmented reality.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 08/31 at 01:00 AM |
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This week as the world is abuzz about Apple’s latest device, the iPad, we look at a potential apple area of interest: mapping. There are hints that apple is assembling policies and ingredients for a mapping play, but what else does it need to fully implement its solution? And what would make an Apple incursion into mapping uniquely compelling? And when might it arrive?
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by Adena Schutzberg on 04/06 at 01:00 AM |
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In mid-March Twitter rolled out the second part of its geolocation functionality. Now in addition to being available for developers via its API, users could share location information from the twitter.com website. That’s when the world learned that Twitter had tapped geodata company Maponics to provide the “place” information for those tweets. On March 24 Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg spoke to Maponics CEO Darrin Clement about the value of context in locaiton-based services, how Maponics was working with Twitter, the state of geographic basemaps and the potential uses of real-time geodata.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 04/02 at 01:00 AM |
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Last week Twitter released its geolocation API, an interface for developers to tack on, and gain access to the point locations from which tweets are sent, so long as users turn it “on.” What are the possibilities for a giant, near-real time set of 140 character comments from around the world? Our editors contemplate challenges, opportunities and possible uses.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 11/24 at 01:00 AM |
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This long-ish post pull together the announcements from the consumer sphere that may relate to geotechnology, or that you shouldn’t miss.
Bottom line themes: more connectedness, convergence and location data. Big geo news? None really. Big device news? Palm’s Pre.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 01/12 at 06:00 AM |
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Narrow your search further:
apple,
gps,
infrastructure,
local search,
microsoft,
navigation,
navteq,
real-timedynamic data,
remote sensing,
satellite navigation,
sensors,
social networking,
tele atlas,
tracking
