The weekly LBSzone social location news round-up – now billed as "The Social Location Report" was recently released… enjoy
Welcome once again to another Location Technology news update. To start, a Mobile GIS tip as we highlight the Ashtec MobileMapper 6 – Looking for a rugged, versatile, portable mobile mapping solution? The Mobile Mapper 6 (Ashtec) is definitely a unit that needs to be on your list of devices to consider. Is social media your thing? IF so then we’ve provided another how-to document providing some useful tips. This feature provides a look at 5 simple ways that you can take advantage of Twitter to complement your business.
Loads of Geo Location news and announcements so far this week. To start, Facebook Becomes Real Time Location Based – Just in time for the facebook developer conference, Pocketweb Ltd. uses its award winning location-based social network Pocket Life to show case real time locations of connected friends; TomTom’s Latest Traffic Study Reveals Most Polluting Roads in the United States – study shows the segments of roads on which vehicles produce the most carbon emissions; NAVTEQ Announces Finalists for 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R) in India Region – this marks the first Global LBS Challenge dedicated to the India region in the seven-year history of the program, reflecting the strong interest in LBS in India
Finally, over on the AnyGeo blog (blog.gisuser.com) we’ve shared a number of tips including: details of the Official Magellan GPS Cache In Trash Out Event at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Saturday, April 24, 2010; a look at the new Garminfone coming to T-mobile in the near future; a look at the new Google Places including a descriptive video; Places Getting Attention and a closer look at all the attention being paid to POI databases, particularly for social location services.
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