Book description
Location-Aware Applications is a comprehensive guide to the technology and business of creating compelling location-based services and applications. The book walks you through the LBS landscape, from mapping technologies to available platforms; from toolkits to business questions like monetization and privacy.
About the Technology
About the Book
Mobile customers want entertainment, business apps, and on-the-go services that recognize and respond to location. This book will guide you through the technology and business of mobile applications so you can create competitive and innovative apps based on location-based services. It is an engaging look at the LBS landscape, from choosing the right mobile platform, to making money with your application, to dealing with privacy issues. It provides insight into a wealth of ideas for LBS development so you can build the next killer app.
What's Inside
- Managing location-aware content
- Making money from location-based services
- Augmented reality and tablets
- Detailed examples for iPhone and Android
About the Reader
This book is written for developers and business pros—no prior knowledge of location-based services is assumed.
About the Authors
Ric Ferraro cofounded GeoMe Communications, a location-aware app innovator. Murat Aktihanoglu is the founder of Centrl.com, a location-based social network.
Quotes
A practical technology- and business-oriented introduction.
- Gabor Paller, Ericsson
Clear and concise. You will never be lost while reading this book.
- Jeff Addison, Southgate Software Ltd
The Rosetta Stone of location-based mobile services.
- Valentin Crettaz, Gomzee
A definitive source...highly recommended!
- Dr. Florian Resatsch, friendticker.com
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About This Book
- About the Cover Illustration
- Part 1. LBS, the big picture
- Chapter 1. Location-based services: an overview
- Chapter 2. Positioning technologies
- Chapter 3. Mapping
- Chapter 4. Content options
- Part 2. Technology
- Chapter 5. Consumer applications
- Chapter 6. Mobile platforms
- Chapter 7. Connectivity issues
- Chapter 8. Server-side integration
- Part 3. Creating winning LBS businesses
- Chapter 9. Monetization of location-based services
- Chapter 10. The privacy debate
- Chapter 11. Distributing your application
- Chapter 12. Securing your business idea
- Appendix A. Java code examples referred to in chapter 2
- Appendix B. Business plan outline
- Appendix C. Term sheet for proposed investment
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
Product information
- Title: Location-Aware Applications
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2011
- Publisher(s): Manning Publications
- ISBN: 9781935182337
You might also like
book
21 Technologies for the 21st Century: Preparing for a Post-Covid Future, Part Two The New Normal
Welcome to the new normal. In part two of his essay series, 21 Technologies for the …
book
Location-Based Services Handbook
Location-Based Services Handbook: Applications, Technologies, and Security is a comprehensive reference containing all aspects of essential …
book
Machine Vision Inspection Systems, Image Processing, Concepts, Methodologies, and Applications
This edited book brings together leading researchers, academic scientists and research scholars to put forward and …
book
Pitch Perfect: Raising Capital for Your Startup
You have a home-run startup idea and a whip-smart team to execute it. Everything should be …
