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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
This week we've finalized our coverage from the Nokia World event with highlights and a look at the winning apps from
the Open C Challenge - check out these apps as developers competed in a race to port apps to to Symbian S60
environment... all the apps were done in a very timely manner and all the winners have received interest from third
parties and carriers! You still think these contests are a waste of time... I'd think again! Speaking of contests,
Nominations are now open for the Andrew Seybold Choice Awards 2008, winners to be announced at CTIA Wireless this
Spring in Vegas. Developers in Canada take note of the news from
NAVTEQ (See below), the company has partnered with Wavefront, a new not-for-profit organization in British Columbia
that provides test and commercialization services to developers of mobile applications (details below). Finally, kudos to
AT&T Inc. who this week announced the availability of interoperable radio frequency identification (RFID) and GPS-based
mobile resource management (MRM) solutions for the K - 12 education segment. These applications enable K - 12
institutions to track school bus locations, monitor their speed and condition while on the road and report on events within
vehicles. Speaking of tracking, you might want to check out one of our features below for details of a clever, fun mashup
with a mobile client that enables you to see a taxi route and estmated fee - the service, TaxiWiz, is available for users in
9 major cities - a great app and one that needs to be entered in a contest! Have a great day and Happy Holidays to all...
your next LBSzone Alert will come sometime between now and the New Year so stay tuned.
PS: my quote of the day goes to the developer of the almost cool WhereBoutz app -
from the developer regarding the mobile client... "BREW, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, and iPhone devices
are NOT supported at this time"
Location-aware app, TaxiWiz provides estimates on a taxi route and fare... very clever!
[Send your comments, announcements, tips, tricks, gripes, or kudos to Glenn
or simply contact info@lbszone.com]
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RECENT LBSZONE FEATURES & Top NEWS
You'll find regular feature articles, commentary, application spotlights, developer zone tips and other original feature
content at
LBSzone. We're also open to your article submissions so if you have an LBS focused paper, solution, case study, or
other article
feel free to contact us and send us your submission - info@lbszone.com is open 24/7 around the Globe!
Nokia Open C Challenge Opens Opportunities For
Mobile Developers - At this year's Nokia World event in Amsterdam, Nokia and partners announced the
winners of this year's Open C Challenge - the contest invited developers to create and port their applications to S60 or
create and develop a native application using S60 and Open C. The developers ported thousands of lines of code in a
relatively short time to create some amazing applications. See the apps, hear their story and get more info on Open
C...
Spotlight on Mashups... TaxiWiz - what a
clever mashup and a fine mobile app. TaxiWiz is now available for 9 major cities (New York, San Diego, Vancouver,
Toronto...) and hopefully more soon! Enter a start point and destination and taxiwiz routes you on Google maps,
predicts a fare, suggests a tip and even can provide directions and routing - this is awesome! Using the PC version simply
click a start and end point on the Google map and your route is traced. You are then presented with distance of trip,
suggested taxi fee + tip, and then optional routing directions. The site also offers taxi tips to users as a handy
extra.
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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Vringo Wins Special Recognition Sony Ericsson Content Award
Powerful Web 2.0 based mapping resource converts non-GPS enabled phones into GPS outdoor navigators
Application Tip - Big Red Zebra knows where you are, helps you get around
Japan and South Korea Leading in Mobile Advertising with Newly Developed Methods, Says ABI Research
New Data from Mobile411TM Provider V-ENABLE Shows Big Box Retail as Top Mobile Searches
Nominations Now Open for Andrew Seybold Choice Awards 2008
AT&T Offers Network Industry-First RFID and GPS-Based Solutions for K - 12 Education Segment
US Firm Goes Where GPS Can't with Indoor Location System
Telogis, a Leading Provider of Location Based Technologies, Adds Vector Support to GeoStream JS Tool
DriveOK Inc Launches New Dealer Program
WORLDMATE LIVE'S MOBILE AND WEB 2.0 TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY DRAWS HONOR FROM BIRD FOUNDATION
A new favorite mashup! Get Taxi Fare estimates and maps on your mobile with TaxiWiz
Quickoffice Releases First Application for Viewing and Editing Office 2007 Files on S60 Devices
Topcon wins huge handheld GIS bid in Europe 530 units sold to Romanian agri agency
Mio Technology today announces the availability of its true 3D mapping C620 and C620t sat-nav device
Sony Ericssson Content awards - And the winners are ...
SiRF Creating End-to-End Solution to Optimize Location Awareness Experience on the Android Platform
Intermap Technologies Signs Agreement With Magellan
SquareLoop Receives $1 Million in Funding
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Acquires Encom
NAVTEQ and American Digital Cartography, Inc. Team Up to Offer Personalized Data Licensing Options
NAVTEQ Signs as Founding Member With Wavefront
Oracle 2 Day DBA Course - Oracle Database 11g Release 1
Dash Navigation is taking preorders for Dash Express
O'Reilly and the dream phone and the Internet and cell phone on a collision course
WorldMate Mobile Travel Services Now Free for Windows Mobile Professional Pocket PC Smartphones
Tele Atlas Deploys Team in New Orleans to Assist in Post-Hurricane Katrina Redevelopment
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Location Intelligence Guides La Curacao's Southwest Expansion Efforts
S5 Wireless to Offer No-Fee License of Location and Telemetry Chip to Leading Manufacturers
Carriers and Content Providers Must Strike a Balance to Drive Growth in the US Mobile Media
Mobile Web Service Mippin Reveals Users Most Popular Mobile Internet Phones This Christmas
Do you have news about a new product, application, web service, developer tool, mashup, or ??? contact us at
press[at]gisuser.com
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EVENT UPDATES
Browse this section to learn about mobile technology / wireless industry conferences, training, seminars, webinars, and
relevant
events. Feel free to make a suggestion for future consideration or contact us to promote your event.
Mobile World Congress -
Where conventional trade shows fall short, the GSMA Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) provides
an ideal personal experience and environment for networking with a select circle of mobile professionals who can
positively impact your business. Feb 11-14, 2008, Barcelona
The Navteq LBS
Challenge
Develop... Dream... Win... this year's North American and European challenges have kicked off. APAC Registration
Opens
October 29. Thinking about entering but need an LBS Platform?? Check out the Autodesk Location Services
Developer
Program
Attendee Choice Awards 2008
Three consumer LBS application developers will be chosen to showcase their solution in the Tele Atlas booth at the
Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) 2008, with live SMS voting on which applications the attendees like best.. Submit your
application for the Tele Atlas Innovators Series Attendee Choice
Awards 2008 contest.
Send your event info to editor[at]gisuser.com
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Recent notes from the AnyGeo Blog & The Glenn 95
Blog
Nokia's MOSH gets a
new look
Get Taxi Fare
estimates and maps on your mobile with TaxiWiz
Viewing and
Editing Office 2007 Files on S60 mobile devices
Sony
Ericsson has announced the winners of it inaugural Content Awards
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