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Longitude : a privacy-preserving location sharing protocol for mobile applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Location sharing services are becoming increasingly popular. Although many location sharing services allow users to set up privacy policies to control who can access their location, the use made by service providers remains a source of concern.
Dong, Changyu, Dulay, Naranker
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Intelligent Location Models for Next Generation Location-based Services

open access: yes, 2007
To become truly ubiquitous, next generation location-based services (LBS) will have to rely on mobile platforms upon which multiple sensors and measurement systems have been integrated to provide continuous, three-dimensional positioning and orientation.
Winter, Stephan   +2 more
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Privacy through uncertainty in location-based services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Location-Based Services (LBS) are becoming more prevalent. While there are many benefits, there are also real privacy risks. People are unwilling to give up the benefits - but can we reduce privacy risks without giving up on LBS entirely?
Kuijpers, Bart   +16 more
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Delivering real-world ubiquitous location systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Location-enhanced applications are poised to become the first real-world example of ubiquitous computing. In this paper, we emphasize the practical aspects of getting location-enhanced applications deployed on existing devices, such as laptops, tablets ...
Anthony Lamarca   +11 more
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Location Based Services and Applications

open access: yesRevista Cubana de Ingeniería, 2012
Location Based Services (LBS) continue to grow in popularity, effectiveness and reliability, to the extent that applications are designed and implemented taking into account the facilities of the user location information.
Elenis Gorrita Michel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learning History with Location-Based Applications: An Architecture for Points of Interest in Multiple Layers

open access: yesSensors, 2020
Location-based applications (LBAs) capture the user’s physical location via satellite navigation sensors and integrate it as part of the digital application.
Samuli Laato   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploration of location-based services adoption [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The purpose of this paper is to explore aspects of user perceptions of their use of location-based services. As mobile technologies become more ubiquitous in the general population, it is reasonable to assume that individuals will consume services and ...
McKenna, Brad   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Gamifying Navigation in Location-Based Applications

open access: yesEAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies, 2017
Location-based games entertain players usually by interactions at points of interest (POIs). Navigation between POIs often involve the use of either a physical or digital map, not taking advantage of the opportunity available to engage users in ...
Stephanie Githa Nadarajah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Multidimensional Analysis of Released COVID-19 Location-Based Mobile Applications

open access: yesFuture Internet, 2021
The spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has triggered a series of responses worldwide ranging from traveling restrictions and shelter-in-place orders to lockdowns, contact tracing, social distancing, and other mitigation measures.
Theodoros Oikonomidis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Location Determination Using WiFi - Fingerprinting Versus WiFi - Trilateration

open access: yes, 2007
Many applications in the area of location-based services and personal navigation require nowadays the location determination of a user not only in outdoor environment but also indoor.
Retscher, Günther, Mok, Esmond
core   +4 more sources

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