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Hello from the Spatial Media LBSzone...
Welcome to our first edition of the fall season. By now I trust the kids are back in school, you're well rested from a vacation at the lake or ??? Now I guess it's time to get down to business and prepare for the busy fall conference season. This week we're please to finally share with you results of the Android developer challenge from Google. I found it very interesting, although no huge surprise that LBS aplications were the big winners in this competition. See here for a list of some of the cool location-aware applications that will be supported by devices running Android, many believe will be available early this year. Speaking of cool, mobile applications, just today we posted a tip on we.offset, a handy mobile app that will help you calculate your Carbon footprint and then enable you to offset your emmissions! This app comes via the very green, Nokia Research people in Finland. Finally, another great application tip I'd like to share with you is wikiloc, A clever app enabling users to upload and share GPS tracks via Google Earth. Even cooler, I messed around with the app a little and managed to round-trip my Nokia Sports Tracker tracks (captured via Nokia N95) via wikiloc and into Google Earth... very handy! Have a great week to all of you and stay tuned for the next LBS Zone alert, coming in 2 weeks once I return from a trip to Finland. On a side-note, do you have any comments, concerns, or tips that relate to the topic mobile geotagging? What works, what doesn't work, what gives Joe consumer problems with geo-tagging? I'm open to your feedback.
[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 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!
Tip - we.offset Monitor CO2 emission via offseting tool to your mobile -
Nokia has made available an interesting mobile application that enables users to monitor and track their CO2 emissions. Users can then offset their emissions in an effort to help save the planet.
LBS Videos Online -
View video clips showing the latest LBS demos, applications, devices, and services. If you or your company has a video clip showing off you're latest LBS innovation, please share details with us so we can include your clip in our growing directory... the latest addition is a winning application from the Android Challenge.
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 | "LBS - Out the Box" EMEA Developer Competition
You could still be a winner in the "LBS - Out the Box" Developer Contest - registration now open until Aug 23rd.
The "LBS - Out the Box" EMEA Developer Competition is a contest for both mobile and Web applications that include mapping or location.
Prizes to be won include:
Over €100,000 in prizes to be won
Showcase your application on the Tele Atlas stand at Mobile World Congress 2009, Feb 16-19, Barcelona
For more info please visit LBS Innovators Series web site
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LBSzone NEWS & INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
LBSzone Videos -
View video clips showing the latest demos, applications, devices, and services that are taking advantage of mobile location-based services (LBS), GPS, and geo positioning. Interested in submitting your video? Contact LBSzone Please send details to info at lbszone.com
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.
deCarta DevCon 08
deCarta's devCON'08 is a unique opportunity for you to get first-hand perspective and information from the technologists and industry experts who are bringing new capabilities and technology to this booming market. October 22-24, 2008, InterContinental Hotel, San Francisco
SiRF Location 2.0 Summit
The annual SiRFecosystem's Location 2.0 Summit has developed an unrivaled reputation for attracting innovators, industry leaders and developers who are working in the wireless and connected devices industry, providing a strategic forum for leaders creating new applications for this exciting, rapidly evolving market. Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Tele Atlas LBS Innovators Series - Bring your app to life with maps! Location can add value to a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications - social networking, travel, Points of Interest, real-time traffic, personal security, and more. This contest is for both Web and mobile applications that include mapping or location as a functionality enhancement.
Nokia Code
Camp Competition - Location Based Services: Maximising Revenue and Engaging the Consumer will provide vital in-depth insight into the emerging key issues at the centre of LBS establishment worldwide. Consumer acceptance, mass uptake, and revenue acquisition will be explored within the context of the very latest industry developments. Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 September 2008, One Whitehall Place, London, UK
Send your event info to editor[at]gisuser.com
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Recent notes from the AnyGeo Blog
TNRIS Tracking Hurricane Gustav via virtual Earth
Mashup maps Impact of Hurricane Gustav on oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Gustav GIS data, Imagery and path compared to Katrina
From the UK - Map reading skills dying out - Paper vs Google Maps!
wikiloc - share GPS tracks via Google Earth
Denver DNC city guides
DID-U-KNOW... you can offset your carbon footprint the next time you travel using a cool mobile app called
we.offset
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Mobile Device Security: Securing the Handheld, Securing the Enterprise -
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