Apple iPad app pushes the location-based cloud
October 15, 2012
Location-based service (LBS) technology has been growing in line with the development of both the mobile devices we use to connect and the wider proliferation of cloud computing services which we seek to connect into. Traditionally, location services fall into two types:
PUSH LBS: location services can be push-based e.g. alerts sent to users when they pass into pre-specified geographic areas such as restaurants or shops etc.
PULL (or QUERY) LBS: location services can be pulled e.g. alerts sent to users in response to queries they make related to where they are…
Multi-user location services
But a third "multiple-user" type of location service or model could now be about to develop as we now start to use the cloud and our mobile devices to connect with each other.
A new app surfaced on the Apple App Store this week called Find My Friends. Free from Apple itself, this app allows users running iOS 5 or later and sign in with their iCloud Apple ID and send a request to friends to be able to see their location…
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