Location-Based Services (LBS)

Location Based Services (LBS) - Source: PreANVIL Glossary www.anvil.eu.com/find/Glossary-english.htm

Location Based Services (or "Location Services") deliver information about location to people who are using wireless, position-aware devices such as cell phones and PDAs. A wireless-IP service that uses geographic information to serve a mobile user. Any application service that exploits the position of a mobile terminal.

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Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 22 June 2011 07:35:32, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary

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location-based services - [location-based services] Information or a physical service delivered to multiple channels, exclusively based on the determined location of a wireless device. Some location-based applications include emergency services, information services, and tracking services.

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Source: esri, 01 June 2012 09:13:57, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation