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Top Trends for A Professional GIS Set Up

GISuser — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:23:20 +0000

A geographical information system (GIS) can be used to map almost anything. To show the location, density, and spread of various business-related aspects. It’s a spatial computer system that can be used to show all kinds of useful information on a map. You can put as many layers as possible of descriptive information onto an […]

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5 key areas GIS technology can be applied

GISuser — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:42:36 +0000

The geographic information system (GIS) is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). This provides a foundation for mapping and analysis that is used in science and […]

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Smart Mapping SuperSurv Available on App Store and Google Play Now

Editor — Tue, 06 May 2014 23:13:00 +0000

Supergeo Technologies, a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions, launches SuperSurv, the mobile GIS app, on the App Store and Google Play. Containing comprehensive GIS data collection functions, SuperSurv is now more accessible for global users. Designed for both iOS and Android powered devices, SuperSurv integrates with GIS and GPS technologies to provide […]

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Personal touch to give retailers competitive edge

Editor — Tue, 06 May 2014 07:55:53 +0000

Personalised instant alerts triggered by virtual boundaries and sent directly to consumers’ smartphones are the new weapon being investigated by retailers to gain a competitive edge. The latest solution from Geographic Information System (GIS) technology giant Esri Australia will enable retailers to place an invisible perimeter – known as a geo-fence – around a storefront, […]

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OGC and Small Cell Forum Co-Operate to Develop Support for Indoor Location Based Services

Editor — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:17:18 +0000

30th January 2014. The Small Cell Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports small cell deployment worldwide, and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), a standards consortium working to make spatial information an integral part of the global information infrastructure, today announced that the two bodies have signed a liaison agreement with an initial […]

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New report: LBS Platforms and Technologies – 5th Edition

Editor — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 22:34:20 +0000

A new market report LBS Platforms and Technologies – 5th Edition which is the fifth consecutive report from Berg Insight analysing the latest developments on the global market for LBS platforms and middleware. The report also takes a deep dive into the indoor location market. This study provides you with 150 pages of unique business […]

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deCarta Adds LBS Industry Executive Steve Altman to Team

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:09:06 +0000

Former Nokia/NAVTEQ Executive joins as VP Business Development May 23, 2013, San Jose, CA: deCarta, Inc., the leading independent LBS technology company announced today that Steve Altman has joined the company as Vice President, Business Development. Mr. Altman was previously VP Consumer Business North America with Nokia L&C (formerly NAVTEQ). He will focus on new […]

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Local Search Revenue Dominates Location Based Service Opportunity

Editor — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:25:51 +0000

Consumer Location Based Service (LBS) Revenue Opportunity to Reach $6 Billion BOSTON– Location enabled search advertising will account for just over half of consumer location based service (LBS) revenues by 2017, according to the Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Strategies (WMS) report, “Consumer & Advertiser Expenditure on LBS To Reach $6 Billion By 2017.” Popular maps […]

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TCS Hosted Xypoint Location Platform Replaces nTelos Infrastructure for Location-Based Services

Editor — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:54:43 +0000

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced the successful deployment of its Xypoint Location Platform (XLP®), which now supplies nTelos wireless with mobile Location-Based Services (LBS) infrastructure. nTelos wireless needed a flexible replacement solution that could be supplied rapidly while providing subscribers with […]

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Wheelz Launches Instantly Accessible Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Fleet

Editor — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:01:50 +0000

Wheelz Launches Service in San Francisco Offering the City’s Largest Instantly Accessible Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Fleet – DriveBox™ technology in every vehicle enables simple, efficient reservations and keyless exchange SAN FRANCISCO- Wheelz, the first and only peer-to-peer car sharing service that gives you instant access to cars in your neighborhood, announced today its first urban […]

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