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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
Well, Android is here... are you planning on developing for the new platform? Google would like to think so and is luring developers with $10 million in
prizes! In the Android Developer Challenge I, the 50 most promising entries received by March 3 will each receive a $25,000 award to fund further
development. Those selected will then be eligible for even greater recognition via ten $275,000 awards and ten $100,000 awards. Some of the topic
areas the Google has mentioned for desirable mobile apps include: social networking, gaming, news, media consumption, and yes indeed, location-based
services! Google will accept submissions from January 2 through March 3, 2008. On to business... This out of the deCarta Devcon taking place this week in San Jose... INRIX Predictive Flow (Predictive
Traffic data)for deCarta's geospatial software platform. INRIX predictive traffic services can now be easily integrated via the deCarta Traffic Manager
extension to its Drill Down Server geospatial platform. This will allow deCarta customers to add real-time traffic and incident information, and for the first
time, predictive traffic services to their location-based solutions. The solution promises to make available reduced drive times and pre-planning via
optimal route selection... NICE! Finally, the W3C is providing a new means for people to create and find mobile
friendly content. W3C invites Web authors to run the alpha release of the W3C mobileOK checker and make their content work on a broad range of
mobile devices. Want LBS news to go? LBSzone updates are now available via Widsets. What's new on my mobile handset this week? Earthcomber is a very
cool location-aware search utility enabling me to take advantage of built-in GPS to locate favorites and relevant local content.
The WHERE developer platform now has a buld for the Nokia N95... developers are
encouraged to develop Widgets for the N95 using tools from the WHERE developer program!
[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!
10 Cool Things About The WHERE Developer Contest - Develop... Win... Meet
VCs! - The WHERE Developer Contest will offer thousands of dollars in cash prizes. Prize winners will also receive an audience with three
top-tier venture capital firms: Venrock, Kodiak Venture Partners, and GrandBanks Capital. You don't have to be an experienced mobile developer or
programmer to take part, however, you should be knowledgeable about location technology and you should have a good idea! Develop... Win... Meet
VCs!
Share Facebook photos by phone - 3Guppies enables fast, instant social media
sharing
Seattle, WA-based 3Guppies extends social media sharing beyond the web to the cell phone. US users can share their MySpace and facebook videos and
photos with friends - the 3Guppies facebook application was recently launched and has been tested on a dozen US carriers.
Analyzing the Impact of Nokia’s Acquisition of NAVTEQ
The most obvious implication of the vertical integration of map data suppliers with device makers is the impact on the installed vehicle navigation and
PND markets.
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deCarta
provides the enabling geospatial software platform that powers today's leading location-based applications. deCarta solutions are ideal for mobile,
personal navigation, Internet and enterprise applications where speed, scalability and reliability are vital. deCarta's Navigation SDK and turn-key
Navigation Application solutions enable PNAV and smartphone OEMs and ODMs to optimize time and resources to quickly develop and bring to market
attractive, customized, branded devices. www.decarta.com.
Visit deCarta for more info |
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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Salt Lake County Selects Omnilink’s Offender Monitoring Solution
Psion Teklogix Unveils Its Rugged PDA – Ikôn
CTIA Reports U.S. Wireless Subscribership Passes 250 Million Mark
Synaptics Provides Touch Interface Driver for Android Software Development Kit
Wikihood, Hip Factor, Community Profiles and Heat Maps Bring Communities Alive Online
Trimble Adds Three GPS-on-Cellular Applications for GSM-based BlackBerry Smartphones
NAVIGON Breaks Into Canadian GPS Market With Announcement of NAVIGON 2120
dotMobi Advisory Group Announces Formation of Global Mobile Advertising Task Force
W3C mobileOK Helps People Create and Find Mobile Friendly Content
RAD Platform Adds High-Performance Visualization to Geographic Business Intelligence
Industry First: Predictive Traffic Now Available Via a Location-Based Services Platform
Google Lures Mobile Developers with $10 Million Android Challenge!
Google Releases Android along with Android Software Development Kit
TomTom reveals TomTom Secret Services
SRC and deCarta partnership combines the best of Geographic Business Intelligence and LBS
Information Builders Improves Data Access for Mobile Devices With Mobile Favorites
thincSoft Announces Integration to SQL Server 2008 With Spatial Enhancements
NAVTEQ(R) Map Data Now Available for Oracle(R) Business Intelligence Foundation and Tools
3dtracking Announces Symbian Smartphone Tracking Service
Google local search and maps at the pump Maps, local listings, driving directions, coupons and more
GoWare Weighs in on the Open Handset Alliance
Dutch Hospital uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to track Infusion Pumps
The way to the future of the geospatial industry begins with a proposal - Where 2.0 2008
NAVTEQ, Primus Geographics Collaborate to Bring Geodemographics to the Oracle Location Ecosystem
Trimble Nomad Rugged Handheld Computers with Digital Camera and Bar Code Scanner Now Available
Motorola Invests in UIQ: Does This Signal a Continued Dominance for Symbian?
MOSH Mobile Client Comes To Beta Labs
Vodafone and Nokia agree to launch integrated Vodafone services on Nokia handsets
Win a W910 and P1: new Java ME and UIQ 3 Wiki competitions
Your Web Everywhere: Opera Mini 4 hits the streets
FUJIFILM Unveils GPS-Based Data Tape Tracker
Tele Atlas Supports and Recommends the Revised Offer From TomTom
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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 | The 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
Eight previous NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) participants have received venture capital funding and nine past LBS Challenge winners have launched
commercial applications on major wireless carriers.
Register your non-commercial LBS application in the 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in
one of three regions: Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) or Asia-Pacific(APAC). This could be your year.
Dream. Develop. Win |
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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 Monday (Philly) to tackle location-aware mobile applications -
Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic hosts panel on white hot mobile location based services (LBS) market on November 19th. To learn more about Mobile
Monday's Mid-Atlantic chapter and to RSVP (seating is limited) to the event, please visit www.momo-ma.com.
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
The Next-Generation USGS Quadsheet in GeoPDF with
37 layers of information
Predictive Traffic Now Available Via a Location-Based
Services Platform from deCarta
Validate that mobile web content via WC3
mobileOK
GoSee4me - sell your photos to the highest
bidder
Google Releases first look at Android SDK - Lures
Developers with $10 million in Android Challenge
DID-U-KNOW... you can join a mobile advisory group (MGA) over at
dot mobi.
SUGGESTED READING
Planning For The Next One: Maintaining Communications During
Emergencies - This white paper examines the challenges and strategies to keep your communications system up and running through the
next potentially tragic event, from terrorism to natural disasters - learn how you and your business can maintain operations through smart planning.
Security: The Wireless Revolution is Here - Maintaining security while
providing mobile workers with access to the information they need when and where they need it is complex. Protecting enterprise IT infrastructure
requires a deep understanding of the risks associated with mobile applications, handhelds and wireless networks.
U.S. Army new forms automation -
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