Journal•ISSN: 1748-9725
Journal of Location Based Services
Taylor & Francis
About: Journal of Location Based Services is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Location-based service & Computer science. It has an ISSN identifier of 1748-9725. Over the lifetime, 225 publications have been published receiving 4482 citations.
Topics: Location-based service, Computer science, Mobile device, Hybrid positioning system, Context (language use)
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TL;DR: NeoGeography has been defined as a blurring of the distinctions between producer, communicator and consumer of geographic information, which implies a misunderstanding of this role of the professional.
Abstract: NeoGeography has been defined as a blurring of the distinctions between producer, communicator and consumer of geographic information. The relationship between professional and amateur varies across disciplines. The subject matter of geography is familiar to everyone, and the acquisition and compilation of geographic data have become vastly easier as technology has advanced. The authority of traditional mapping agencies can be attributed to their specifications, production mechanisms and programs for quality control. Very different mechanisms work to ensure the quality of data volunteered by amateurs. Academic geographers are concerned with the extraction of knowledge from geographic data using a combination of analytic tools and accumulated theory. The definition of NeoGeography implies a misunderstanding of this role of the professional, but English lacks a basis for a better term.
241 citations
TL;DR: This article attempts to provide a useful comparison of commercial systems on the market with regard to informing IT departments as to their performance in various aspects which are important to tracking devices and people in relatively confined areas by providing a review of the practicalities of installing certain location-sensing systems.
Abstract: The development of real-time locating systems (RTLS) has become an important add-on to many existing location aware systems. While GPS has solved most of the outdoor RTLS problems, it fails to repeat this success indoors. A number of technologies have been used to address the indoor tracking problem. The ability to accurately track the location of people indoors has many applications ranging from medical, military and logistical to entertainment. However, current systems cannot provide continuous real-time tracking of a moving target or lose capability when coverage is poor. The deployment of a real-time location determination system however is fraught with problems. To date there has been little research into comparing commercial systems on the market with regard to informing IT departments as to their performance in various aspects which are important to tracking devices and people in relatively confined areas. This article attempts to provide such a useful comparison by providing a review of the practicalities of installing certain location-sensing systems. We also comment on the accuracies achieved and problems encountered using the position-sensing systems.
207 citations
TL;DR: Algorithms for generating routing instructions that include references to landmarks are developed, one of which depends only on commonly available data and generic capabilities of existing web mapping environments.
Abstract: This article addresses the problem of incorporating cognitively salient landmarks in computer-generated navigation instructions. On the basis of a review of the existing literature in the domain of navigation with landmarks, the article develops algorithms for generating routing instructions that include references to landmarks. The most basic algorithm uses a new weighting model to annotate simple routes with references to landmarks. A key novel feature of this algorithm is that it depends only on commonly available data and generic capabilities of existing web mapping environments. A suite of extensions are also proposed for improving the cognitive ergonomics of the basic landmark instructions. A case study, implemented within a national online routing system, demonstrates practicality of the approach. The article then concludes by reviewing a range of further issues for future work.
185 citations
TL;DR: This article presents a series of key research challenges that are essential to advance the development of LBS, setting a research agenda for LBS to ‘positively’ shape the future of the authors' mobile information society.
Abstract: We are now living in a mobile information era, which is fundamentally changing science and society. Location Based Services (LBS), which deliver information depending on the location of the (mobile...
185 citations
TL;DR: This Editorial lead article for the Journal of Location Based Services surveys this complex and multi-disciplinary field and identifies the key research issues and synthesises the key issues for this new field.
Abstract: This Editorial lead article for the Journal of Location Based Services surveys this complex and multi-disciplinary field and identifies the key research issues. Although this field has produced early commercial disappointments, the inevitability that pervasive location-aware services on mobile devices will emerge means that much research is needed to inform these developments. The article reviews firstly: the science and technology of positioning, geographic information science, mobile cartography, spatial cognition and interfaces, information science, ubiquitous computing; and secondly the business, content and legal, social and ethics aspects, before synthesising the key issues for this new field.
154 citations