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The Editor Glenn Letham Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone... Welcome again to our weekly update on location-based services and mobile positioning. Last week many of us got an earful of location technologies at the annual CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment event in San Francisco. LBS was front and center in many booths and venues and the technology is indeed ready for prime-time.. so it would seem! Navteq (and lead sponsor Nokia) used the event to prep developers for another round of the ever popular LBSChallenge - an event designed to give application developers and location-aware apps a shot in the arm. Challenge sponsors like Autodesk, deCarta, ESRI, SiRF, and WHERE (uLocate) were present and providing attendees with the latest on their solutions that will help developers take their applications to market. It should be noted that WHERE now has a N95 build for their platform, enabling rapid development of LBS applications supporting the "official device of the LBSChallenge" - the Nokia N95. On day 2 of CTIA week SiRF hosted what will likely turn into an annual event - the Location 2.0 Summit, and event designed to Drive Location Further Into the Mainstream. Presentations from all corners of the technology sphere were present, including Michael Jones of Google who's company is driving the evolution of not only the web but the mobile Web. Kanwar Chadha, founder of SiRF provided his vision for LBS and reiterated to attendees that GPS chips will indeed be in all mobile devices as we move forward - I have to agree and might add that GPS is not only wanted by users but expected. Panels made up of developers, carrier reps, venture capitalists, and device makers also took to the stage in front of more than 200 attendees to voice their opinions on where we're headed with Location 2.0 and the mobile web. All seemed to agree that consumers want LBS, however, monetizing the services is indeed a challenge. Ease of use needs to be addressed and there's also no doubt that carriers are making $$ (from data usage) and LBS is a money maker. I'd also have to pipe in the marketing is a problem and the issue of privacy and security is still front and center. The message for attendees to take home from the Location Summit - Lets embed LBS into everything already out there and make it better! Interesting to note, just this week research findings have revealed a trend that mobile developers seem to be favoring the Google platform for building location-aware applications. The survey by Evans Data (conducted worldwide in September) showed that 38.4 percent of developers preferred using Google technologies for location based development! Please note, Photos from CTIA are now posted on our Flickr CTIA Set


Kanwar Chadha and Andrew Seybold at Location Summit 2.0

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RECENT LBSZONE FEATURES

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!
Lightning Notes from CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment - Navteq Connections - n preparation for another LBS Challenge, Navteq hosted a cozy pre-conference event billed as Navteq Connections. This was a special event designed to inform about the latest in LBS and provide additional information on the status of the LBS ecosystem, availability of developer tools and programs, data products, advances in hardware, and the general state of the LBS space (note: I was only in attendance for half a day)

Location-based services coming on - some tips from the VCs Some notes on venture capital (VC) for the LBS space... a session at the Navteq Connections event this week provided us with a chance to hear from some venture capitalists and their thoughts on LBS and location technologies. The following tips and comments were noted...

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.

 
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
  

LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • YELLOWPAGES.COM Unleashes Local Search With New Mobile Products
  • RIM Introduces Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones
  • Earthcomber Releases 'Ultra-LBS' BlackBerry Suite
  • AirSage Signs Deal with Orange Business Services to Accelerate Traffic Management Solution
  • Newest Innovations in GPS Unveiled at SEMA
  • UIQ Fast Track- Meet mobile industry players
  • PANASONIC LAUNCHES STRADA PORTABLE NAVIGATION DEVICE
  • Perlego Announces Availability of Perlego Horizons 3.7
  • Telmap to Power Branded Mobile Navigation Application for GRUPO IUSACELL
  • Google is the first choice among wireless developers for developing location-enhanced applications
  • TruePosition Finds Favorite Location Based Services for Mobile Subscribers in the US
  • INRIX RAISES $15 MILLION in SERIES C FUNDING meet demand for telematics and location-based services
  • Location-based services coming on - some tips from the VCs
  • TruePosition Finds Favourite Location Based Services for Mobile Subscribers
  • Roper Mobile Technology Announces Shipping of SwitchBack Rugged Ultra Mobile PC
  • By 2012 the Share for Mobile Media is Expected to Have Reached 7.5 Percent
  • Mobile Field Service Solutions Improve Overall Service Profitability By 27%
  • Reminder - third annual LBS developers conference, devCON’07, November 12-15
  • NAVTEQ, Chicago Field Museum, Brings Leading Technology Companies Together to Celebrate Maps
  • Lightning Notes from CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment - Navteq Connections
  • Travelocity Launches Personalized Road Trip Planning Tool with Five Million Points of Interest
  • 1Spatial release Radius Vision and Radius Mobile 4.2 featuring Oracle database support
  • Asia-Pacific has 78 percent of mobile TV viewers says Berg Insight
  • SiRF Unveils Strategy and Enabling Platform to Accelerate LBS Deployment
  • TeleNav Ranked Third in Deloitte's Wireless Fast 50
  • Networks In Motion Exceeds Two Million Paid Mobile Phone Navigation Subscribers
  • Navigation Device Shipments to Show 22.5% Compound Annual Growth to 2012, says ABI Research
  • Jasper Wireless Connects for Dash Navigation
  • Travelocity Launches Personalized Road Trip Planning Tool with Five Million Points of Interest
  • Gearworks Launches appmosphere™ Location-Based, Mobile Application Delivery Platform
  • NAVTEQ Selected as Preferred Map Provider for Helio's LBS Application Initiatives
  • Tele Atlas LBS Innovator Series Announces “Maps in Apps” Contest Finalists

  • Editor's LBS Tip of the week... Earthcomber Local Search No available via the Nokia content downloader application embedded on loads of Nokia devices as well as available for users of the Apple iPhone, a fabulous local search cleint... enjoy! GPS-enabled mobile device is suggested!

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    deCarta devCON'07
    deCarta is pleased to host its third annual devCON November 13th - 15th, 2007 at the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA

    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.

    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

    Forum Nokia Tech Days 2007
    Join Forum Nokia in Miami for an intensive, two-day developer conference focusing on emerging technologies and new channel opportunities. October 10-11, Miami, Florida and November 13-14, Palo Alto, California

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