UID:
almahu_9948025562402882
Format:
1 online resource (273 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-02025-7
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9786611020255
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0-08-049172-3
Series Statement:
The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems
Content:
Location-based services (LBS) are a new concept integrating a user's geographic location with the general notion of services, such as dialing an emergency number from a cell phone or using a navigation system in a car. Incorporating both mobile communication and spatial data, these applications represent a novel challenge both conceptually and technically. The purpose of this book is to describe, in an accessible fashion, the various concepts underlying mobile location-based services. These range from general application-related ideas to technical aspects. Each chapter starts with a h
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Part 1: LBS Applications; Chapter 1. General Aspects of Location-Based Services; Chapter 2. Case Study: Development of the Find Friend Application; Chapter 3. Navigation Systems: A Spatial Database Perspective; Part 2: Data Management and Services in LBS; Chapter 4. Middleware for Location-Based Services; Chapter 5. Database Aspects of Location-Based Services; Chapter 6. LBS Interoperability Through Standards; Part 3: Aspects of Communication in LBS; Chapter 7. Data Collection
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Chapter 8. Data Transmission in Mobile Communication SystemsIndex; Contributor Biographies
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4933-0378-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-55860-929-6
Language:
English
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