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Applications of location–based services: a selected review

Journal of Location Based ServicesPublished 1 June 2007
Jonathan Raper, Georg Gärtner, Hassan A. Karimi, Chris Rizos
Citations132
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SJR score0.36
SNIP0.83

TL;DR

A selected set of location–based services, focussing on mobile guides, transport support, gaming, assistive technology and health, are reviewed, illustrating the enormous diversity of forms in which LBS are appearing and the wide range of application sectors that are represented.

Abstract

This article reviews a selected set of location–based services (LBS) that have been published in the research literature, focussing on mobile guides, transport support, gaming, assistive technology and health. The research needs and opportunities in each area are evaluated and the connections between each category of LBS are discussed. The review illustrates the enormous diversity of forms in which LBS are appearing and the wide range of application sectors that are represented. However, very few of these applications are implemented pervasively on a commercial basis as this is still challenging technically and economically.

Keywords

Computer ScienceEngineeringBusiness, Management and Accounting