Location-Based Services and the Proverbial Privacy Issue

by Jonathan Spinney, Industry Manager, Location-Based Services ESRI, 2004.

GIS: Why We Need Smarter Maps, by Michael Fickes (Published at FireChief.com). Government Security Geographic information systems can already revolutionize our ability to respond to homeland threats. And it may get even easier for fire and emergency service agencies to deploy GIS if a ongoing project to "geo-enable" all agencies under the Department of Homeland Security through the Internet succeeds.

Mobile GIS: How To Get There From Here (PDF), by Bryan G. Hassin of
R7 Solutions. Advances in mobile hardware and the increasing sophistication of handheld software have made Mobile GIS a reality. Despite this progress, Mobile GIS presents a number of key technology challenges, including data synchronization, security, and architecture. This paper covers Mobile GIS application development from start to finish, discusses inherent technical challenges, and examines techniques to overcome them and produce high-quality Mobile GIS applications today.

Introducing the J2ME Wireless Connection Wizard:
Using the J2ME Wireless Connection Wizard Module in Sun ONE Studio 5, Mobile Edition, By Vaughn Spurlin.

Wireless Application Programming with J2ME and Bluetooth, by Qusay Mahmoud, introduces the basics of developing J2ME applications using the Bluetooth radio frequency technology.

Wireless Application Programming with J2ME and Bluetooth, by Qusay Mahmoud, Part 2: The Java APIs for Bluetooth Wireless Technology provides a brief overview of the Java APIs for Bluetooth Wireless Technology (JSR 82), and shows you how to use these APIs.

Location-Based Services Lessons Learned From Government by Jonathan Spinney, Industry Manager, Location-Based Services ESRI.

Future Java Technology for the Wireless Services Industry, by Qusay Mahmoud, provides an overview of the JSRs related to the CLDC and the MIDP now under way, and provides an eye-opener to wireless Java developers who want to know what the future of wireless Java technology holds.

Sun's Jini May Find Home In On-Demand Computing, by Elizabeth Montalbano. (Published by CRN)

Implementing Location Services Applications on the SpatialFX Platform ObjectFX. Using the SpatialFX™ Platform, integrate dynamic location-based services and spatial operations into enterprise applications for delivery on any client, anywhere.

Finders Keepers: Carriers Realize Potential of Location-Based Services Eager to reap the rewards of delivering location-based services, the wireless industry is looking for scalable, low-risk solutions.

Cellular-to-WiFi Handoff, Micro-LBS, and the Symbiotic Power of Location by Jonathan Spinney, Industry Manager, Location-Based Services ESRI.

Telematics Summary from 2003 from NAIAS and CES The OEM perspective at this year's NAIAS was represented by an increasing number of new production vehicles featuring telematics. NAIAS also featured several concept vehicles with telematics. The concepts represent the direction OEMs see telematics going, particularly as it relates to the interfaces and enabling technologies. Meanwhile, the CES perspective on telematics is based on mobile electronics and the importance it has in shaping and influencing the direction of telematics. For more information.

Mobilizing Existing Users of Geographic Information -The Dumb Pipe Approach for LBS Jonathan Spinney, Industry Manager, Location-Based Services ESRI.

ESRI and Sun Microsystems: Connecting Geography to E-Government Delivering government services to the public via the Internet and other digital means is helping to rebuild the link between people and government and enabling government agencies to meet the challenges of having to reduce costs, deliver services faster, provide better customer service, and increase productivity.

Developing Wireless Applications using the Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition Bill Day, Technology Evangelist and J2ME guru at Sun Microsystems offers advice on how to develop wireless applications with J2ME. This updated whitepaper provides the basics and has great tips and links for the wireless developer.

A Transportation & Logistics Case Study: J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. ObjectFX. Success for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., the largest publicly held truck load carrier in the U.S., boils down to a simple formula-keeping its nearly 11,000 tractor/trailer rigs on the road and full of freight as much as possible. That means precisely coordinating freight pickup and delivery schedules with thousands of customers every day...

IT'S THE (LBS) APPLICATIONS, STUPID! I've had it. I've had enough of projections based on misleading statistics, little empirical data, "chicken-and-egg" assumptions, and "analogous" historical comparisons whose relevance are highly questionable. By David H. Williams, CEO, E911-LBS Consulting.

Location The New Killer App VARBusiness.com. The combination of geographic information systems (GIS) and enterprise databases has become the catalyst for powerful--and profitable--applications. And as more mobile devices become location-aware, opportunities for VARs with creative approaches to business will be easy to locate.

ShipTracker: Near Real-Time Mapping of Ship Locations and Sensor Data Paper By Tiffany Vance, Jason Fabritz, Dennis Shields From NOAA.

A Brief History of LBS and How OpenLS Fits Into the New Value Chain, by Jonathan Spinney, Industry Manager, Location-Based Services ESRI. This document gives a brief history of approaches to LBS architecture and identifies where OpenLS fits into the new architectural model that most operators/carriers are now embracing.

The city of Utah uses AVL technology to track Olympic Athletes Reprinted from GeoWorld.

Location-Based Services for Homeland Security We've scratched the surface when it comes to understanding the full potential of LBS applications. Early adopters have largely focused on the wireless mass market. But there is much to be gained elsewhere too. Take Homeland Security, for instance...

Using the Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME™) to Deliver Spatial Information to Mobile Clients, by Jonathan Spinney, ESRI Location Services Industry Mgr. and Marwa Mabrouk, Location Technology Dev Lead. This paper focuses on research addressing LBS and GIS support for lightweight devices using Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME™) and highlights the promises of the technology.

The Wireless and Mobile Market Starts to Mature, by Ken Dulaney (Gartner Research). Wireless and mobile technologies are vital for the real-time enterprise. The technology and the vendor landscape are changing fast. However, intransigent mobile operators continue to stifle data growth.

Testing Wireless Java™ Applications shows you how to ensure your application's functionality and usability under all working conditions.

Marketing Wireless Products This article provides you with accurate and useful business information to help you market your mobile solutions.

Wireless Damage Assessment Put to the Test, by Mike Morrow, EMIS Technologies, Inc. Wireless handheld computing is evolving as the emergency manager’s answer to obtaining real-time intelligence from the field. A recent live demonstration of the latest technologies sheds some light on technology that works, and technologies needing more work.

Geographic Information Systems for the Java Platform This recent publication from ESRI describes their Java-based GIS offerings, including ArcIMS, the foundational technology behind their offerings for the LBS market.

The Fine Line Between Location-Based Services & Privacy Shereen Fink of Sun Microsystems discusses the quandary of LBS benefits versus privacy concerns.

A Heavenly View of the Customer with Technology Author Mike Flinton is enthusiastic about one of the key technologies behind LBS, namely GIS. GIS technology can take LBS into markets that have yet to be explored. (Reprinted with permission. www.CRMGuru.com. (c) 2002.)

Location Based Services, by Marwa Mabrouk, Technology Development Manager Internet Solutions, ESRI. Presentation from the Twenty-second annual ESRI International User Conference.

Spatially Enabling Your Java™ Technology-based Applications Eric Bader, Product Specialist/ Developer, ESRI, investigates how developers can "spatially enable" their Java technology-based systems with a rich and flexible set of GIS components built purely on the Java platform.

AT&T Wireless Provides Location Services For Customers AT&T Wireless introduced "Find Friends," an industry breakthrough that lets people locate friends, family members, colleagues, and others - with their consent - through a few quick keystrokes on the keypad of a wireless phone.

Ubiquitous Wireless Location Interoperability, by Jim VanderMeer. A look at interoperability efforts for location-based services (Reproduced with permission of Directions Magazine. Directions Magazine, July 23, 2002.)

Using J2ME to Deliver Spatial Information to Mobile Clients, by Jonathan Spinney, ESRI Location Services Industry Mgr. and Marwa Mabrouk, Location Technology Dev. Lead. This paper focuses on research addressing LBS and GIS support for lightweight devices using Java™ 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME™) and highlights the promises of the technology.

The JAIN™ APIs: Integrated Network APIs for the Java™ Platform A white paper describing the JAIN objectives, overall technical architecture and program structure.

Bentley/ESRI AEC-GIS Interoperability White Paper Enterprises that presently use Bently or ESRI technology to develop and manage their critical infrastructure can now experience enhanced interoperability. This is good news for those LBS application developers who depend upon ArcLocation Solutions... they now have additional sources of content to consider.

Enabling The Wireless Net Effect Sun’s vision for Internet-style services on 3G networks is to deliver them as context-sensitive Java™ applications with a device-downloadable portion and a server-side portion. Customers with Java technology-enabled devices access these services through their carriers’ service delivery networks.

Where's the Value in Location Services? Harry Niedzwiadek explores the essential elements of location services, looking at the concept of location as a ubiquitous information ingredient and as a foundational layer of the Web. He also examines the three critical technologies: wireless, Internet and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -- the applications and services platform that ties them together.

OGC's Open Location Services Initiative & Location Interoperability Forum: Putting them together Key standards for LBS are starting to take shape. In this article by Dr. Yaser Bishr, one of the architects for OGC's OpenLS Initiative, he explains the latest, breaking news about the combined efforts of the OpenLS Initiative and the Location Interoperability Forum, which are establishing foundational standards for LBS development.

What are Location Services? - From a GIS Perspective Ian Koeppel, ESRI, defines Location Services from a GIS perspective. He discusses how GIS provides the underlying technology and information that will drive location services, giving subscribers the full value of location awareness and sensitivity in their personal and business endeavors.

e-Location: Deploying Location-Based Services with Oracle9i AS Wireless Edition and Oracle Spatial This paper discusses location capabilities as an intrinsic feature of wireless services and examines Oracle9i Application Server Wireless Edition.

Positioning Position Technology in the New Mobile Market Yaser Bishr offers his perspective on the location services market and the underlying technologies: wireless, Internet, Java and GIS.

The Project Monty Virtual Machine The Project Monty Virtual Machine: Project Monty is Sun’s new high-performance Java virtual machine for embedded devices. The first generation of Java™-enabled wireless devices are based on the KVM (K virtual machine), and KVM deployments are continuing. Project Monty promises to deliver nearly an order of magnitude better performance than the KVM, while running in the small memory footprint required by devices such as mobile phones.

GeoJava: "Where will you be tomorrow?" Paul Daisey, of the Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau tells us: “You don't make money on GeoJava and GeoJini. You make money doing things with them."

WAP Utility Application Using OpenGIS WMS Servers Vincent Dessard of Belgium-based IONIC provides a brief overview of a unique suite of Java components that merge location-enabled WAP applications with standard access to OpenGIS™ Web Map Servers.

GML 2.0 Enabling the Geo-spatial Web, by Ron Lake, Galdos Systems Inc. This is Part 3 of Ron's series on Geography Markup Language (GML). Organizations around the globe are busy implementing this latest release of GML. This article explores the potential impact of GML 2.0 on geospatial Web applications, including the emerging world of Location Services. Learn about this new technology from its primary author!

Java Location Services: The New Standard for Location-enabled e-Business. Harry Niedzwiadek, Image Matters LLC, discusses the importance of Java and XML as key enabling technologies for the location services market. He also discusses how location services are not just for mobile users, but for users across the enterprise.