Are We There Yet? GPS a Tourism Hit Aug 1, 2007 By: Tracy Cozzens

Finding the ideal way to use GPS technology in tourism can be as tricky as booking the perfect vacation. Useful devices for visitors being offered at popular tourist attractions come in many forms, from handhelds that trigger to specific sites to three-wheeled mini-cars with programmed tours on board.

LBS Inside—Point and Learn Mar 1, 2006

A new product from Intelligent Spatial Technologies, Inc. (iST), of Orono, Maine, enables users to explore a defined area with a point-and-learn system that provides a multimedia presentation based on user geographic location and orientation.

To Locate a Phone or PDA GNSS/UMTS Prototype for Mass-Market Applications Jan 1, 2006 By: GÜnther Heinrichs, Jinkel, Christian Drewes, Linus Maurer, Andreas Springer, Rainer Stuhlberger, Christian Wicpalek

An important step for Galileo will be availability of hybrid Galileo/GPS receivers in combination with wireless communications network positioning capabilities for consumer applications. This article presents ideas regarding an integrated GNSS/UMTS receiver architecture to meet the needs of seamless indoor/outdoor navigation.

“We were having success with this technology before, but now we have all these major players launching LBS, indicative of a momentum we’ve never seen before.”

Assistance When There's No Assistance Long-Term Orbit Technology for Cell Phones, PDAs Oct 1, 2005 By: David Lundgren, Frank van Diggelen

Long-Term Orbit data, obtainable over the Internet, can enable a locatable cell phone or PDA to position itself accurately for as long as four days without further assistance.

100 Million Strong Industry Eyes LBS Tipping Point May 1, 2005 By: Alan Cameron

Time has come today for location-based services. Wireless carriers, manufacturers of GPS-enabled devices, service providers, and application developers stand ready.