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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
Welcome again to another location-based services round-up. To start, an interesting acquisition this week from Nokia as the company is purchasing Bit-side, a German-based location technology solution provider. Interesting move, particularly as Bit-side also has expertise in developing for iPhone (think Plazes for iPhone), and for the Android environment - the company developed the http://pixelpipe.com/technology for the T-Mobile G1. Bit-side is also the developer of the Panoman application for stitching images together into panoramas - more on this below. On the topic of privacy, I posted a piece on the blog regarding the use of geo-tagging and discussed how it seems many users may in-fact not be aware of just how much information they are sharing with the public... this is always a hot topic! Loads of news announcements this week including: the release of Sanoodi SMap for BlackBerry Storm, a Free GPS Route, Activity Recording Application, with Twitter support; QuickOffice Premier 6.0 for Symbian S60 is released; Phanfare rolls out personal photo and video sharing on the iPhone ; and DigitalGlobe and Telogis have teamed to Deliver Imagery to the Mobile Resource Management Marketplace. Job seekers, take note of new opportunities just listed today from Samsung... the company notes the successful candidates will be industry experts in embedded mobile device platforms (specifically Symbian, LiMo, Android, Maemo, Openmoko) - Good luck! Finally, thos of you interested in developing on the Symbian OS, take note of this new feature article over on SymbianOne - In this interview Richard Bloor talks to Jezar Wakefield about the past, present, and future of music on Symbian OS. Wakefield has been involved with audio technology for over 25 years. He worked on the initial development of Epoc32, the forerunner of Symbian OS.
Tip - are you searching GeoTagging Tools for your mobile media?
Be sure to check out this GeoTagging Section in our industry directory - feel free to also submit any apps that we may have missed!
[Send your comments, announcements, tips, tricks, gripes, or kudos to Glenn
or simply contact info@lbszone.com]
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RECENT LBSZONE FEATURES & "HUGE" LBS 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 to acquire bit-side GmbH to accelerate its mobile development for Nokia Maps
- An interesting acquisition from Nokia this week as the company notes they are purchasing the german-based location technology solution provider. Interesting move, particularly as Bit-side also has expertice in developing for iPhone (think Plazes for iPhone),and Android - the company developed the http://pixelpipe.com/technology for the T-Mobile G1. Bit-side is also the developer of the Panoman application for stitching images together into panoramas. See more on this buy-out here.
Is there A Downside to Geotagging? A closer look at Location and Privacy
- An article I recently stumbled onto got me thinking.. indeed, with so many GPS-enabled and location-aware devices on the market these days (all the new S60 devices, iPhone, blackberry etc.) and the love of mobile users for sharing their media with the World (flickr, youtube, mosh, jaiku, twitter, facebook, etc.) do mobile device users really have any idea what kind of information they are sharing??
Early results on GPS Usage Poll show Bladckberry, S60, Garmin in demand
- Some interesting early results from a poll we recently launched asking what kind of GPS people are currently using for work. seems Blackberry, Symbian S60, and Garmin are at the top of the responses so far - You Can respond to the poll question HERE
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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Get Listed in the Directory! -
The GISuser Directory is a comprehensive directory of application and solution providers for geo technologies, location-based service providers, and other geo related companies. Contractors, consultants, device makers, programmers, software developers, and others are invited to leave details of their business and create their own, virtual business card in the directory.
Do you have news about a new product, application, web service, developer tool, mashup, or ??? contact
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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.
2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress
- The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry is bringing together executives of the world's largest and most influential mobile operators, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies and media and entertainment organizations at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress to be held February 16-19, 2009 in Barcelona. CEOs from companies including AT&T, Microsoft Corp., MySpace, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, Telefonica, Telenor, Verizon Communications and Vodafone will address head-on the challenges presented by the global economic slowdown and will outline strategies for sustaining growth.
Emerging Technology Conference 2009 -
Register now for the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2009 and save up to $300! Now in it's eighth year, ETech is the flagship O'Reilly event that continues to deliver a first look at the technology that will reinvent the way we live. For four full days, ETech 2009 will focus on innovative new technologies just appearing on the horizon
WIP Jam Session at MWC -
Thursday, February 19, 2009, Hall 2, FIRA - Join WIP for our popular Day for Developers at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The best mobile developers meet key leaders of the mobile ecosystem in interactive sessions where we are serious about no panels, no ppt and no ties! Sign up now
Field Service 2009 -
April 27-30, 2009, JW Marriott Desert Springs Palm Springs, CA
Send your event info to editor[at]gisuser.com
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CAREERS
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You'll find some exciting career opportunities waiting for you in the Job boards on our vertical properties at
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HOT Career Opportunity...
ESRI Summer Internship Program
- Students interested in careers in the software industry and geographic information system (GIS) technologies are invited to apply to the 2009 ESRI Summer Internship Program. Internships are available at ESRI headquarters in Redlands, California, and in our 10 regional offices throughout the United States.
HOT Career Opportunity...
Open Source Technical & Strategic Representatives
- Samsung Electronics Research Institute (SERI) require a team of truly innovative technical staff who can help define the roadmap, architecture and features for a newly formed Open Source Foundation's platform releases and converged mobile devices.
HOT Career Opportunity...
LBS Infrastructure Sales Specialist -
The ideal person will have a good familiarity of the entire LBS ecosystem (GPS chipsets, handsets, middleware, GIS/mapping, content, and applications), and understand LBS in a carrier setting which includes having some basic understanding of how provisioning, privacy management, billing, and operations support systems work.
HOT Career Opportunity...
GPS Product Engineer (ESRI) -
Are you looking for a career where you can utilize your GPS knowledge in a new way? In this role you will collaborate with development teams to design, develop, test, and enhance the use of GPS data in cutting-edge ESRI software products.
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Is there A Downside to Geotagging? A closer look at Location and Privacy
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NAVTEQ Announces Official Super Bowl XLIII Online Map and Event Guide
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Critical Decisions: Developing Strategy for Enterprise Mobility -
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