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Location-Based Services

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Synonyms

Location services; Geographic information services; Mobile map services; LBS

Definition

Location-based services (LBS) provide targeted information to individuals based on their geographic location in real or near-real time, typically through wireless communication networks and clients such as portable computers, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, and in-vehicle navigation systems.

Historical Background

LBS have emerged from the convergence of three major technological trends: (i) geospatial technologies, including location-aware technologies, geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial databases; (ii) the Internet, and; (iii) information and communication technologies, in particular, personal computing devices and mobile communication. Some of these technologies date to the late 1960s and early 1970s. For example, the first GIS was developed in the mid-1960s, while the global positioning system, the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), mobile telephony...

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  1. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Scott A. Bridwell & Harvey J. Miller

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  1. College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, 266 Ferst Drive, 30332-0765, Atlanta, GA, USA

    LING LIU (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Database Research Group David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    M. TAMER ÖZSU (Professor and Director, University Research Chair) (Professor and Director, University Research Chair)

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Bridwell, S.A., Miller, H.J. (2009). Location-Based Services. In: LIU, L., ÖZSU, M.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39940-9_494

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