{"id":659251,"date":"2010-02-09T13:38:39","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T18:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=97679"},"modified":"2010-02-09T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T18:38:39","slug":"everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/659251","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2010\/01\/10\/2010-year-of-location\/\">location is an opportunity ready for its time<\/a>, but making technology smarter by knowing where we are needs to happen as part of a platform, not be an end unto itself. That&#8217;s why I found &#8212; and I think many entrepreneurs, developers and investors will find &#8212; Phil Hendrix&#8217;s new report for GigaOM Pro (sub. req&#8217;d) particularly useful. There&#8217;s a lot going on here and it&#8217;s helpful to get all the pieces in one place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2010\/02\/location-the-epicenter-of-mobile-innovation\/#briefing\">Location: The Epicenter of Mobile Innovation in 2010<\/a>&#8221; is immr founder Hendrix&#8217; 56-page primer on the space.<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"26621528\" name=\"26621528\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" align=\"middle\" height=\"500\" width=\"100%\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/documents.scribd.com\/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=26621528&#038;access_key=key-1r6zr71k9flr47xrgfvq&#038;page=&#038;version=1&#038;auto_size=true&#038;viewMode=\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><param name=\"play\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"loop\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"scale\" value=\"showall\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"><param name=\"devicefont\" value=\"false\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><param name=\"menu\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"salign\" value=\"\"><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;width:100%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/26621528\">View this document on Scribd<\/a><\/div>\n<p>And here are some of his takeaways I found most interesting (all direct quotes from the report):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Tectonic shifts are (i) making geodata &#8220;free&#8221;; (ii) improving the level of detail and accuracy of geodata; and (iii) enhancing the variety, richness and usefulness of maps and geodata. Efforts by Google, OpenStreetMap and other new players are expanding access to low-cost, even free, geodata while crowd sourcing and other efforts are simultaneously increasing accuracy, detail and fidelity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Given its ease of use and intuitiveness, one application in particular \u2014 Visual Search \u2014 will soon come to dominate search on mobile devices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Although bar codes are commonly associated with buying products, the potential applications of bar codes and QR codes are wide ranging&#8230;The open-source model is likely to win out over the closed, publisher-managed model.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Automatic geotagging will (i) rapidly increase the frequency with which users add &#8220;location&#8221; to their social data; (ii) dramatically expand the volume of location-specific information produced; and (iii) intensify the need and create significant new opportunities for solutions that help individuals filter, find, access and leverage timely, location-specific content.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Policies and standards for handling disclosure and location information, interoperable solution and even &#8220;privacy setting aggregators&#8221; are an urgent need.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Recognizing the significant window of opportunity, Google, Twitter, Facebook and Apple are competing to be the dominant provider of location-based assets. With its ability to offer location-based services \u2014 including location-determination, visual and proximity search and others \u2014 &#8220;for free,&#8221; offsetting the cost through advertising and other revenue sources, Google is uniquely positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-97677\" href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2010\/02\/09\/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-location\/ld-methods\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  title=\"LD Methods\" src=\"http:\/\/gigaom.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/ld-methods.png?w=610&#038;h=847&#038;fit=610%2C847&#038;resize=610%2C847\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"847\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-97677\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-97678\" href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2010\/02\/09\/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-location\/immr_location-based_innovations_transforming_way_we_live\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  title=\"immr_Location-based_Innovations_Transforming_Way_We_Live\" src=\"http:\/\/gigaom.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/immr_location-based_innovations_transforming_way_we_live.jpg?w=610&#038;h=460&#038;fit=610%2C460&#038;resize=610%2C460\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"460\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-97678\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/gigaom.wordpress.com\/97679\/\" \/><\/a> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?w=780\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?i=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?i=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?i=mgJ2iG3KWFE:iE5n0U5B7Mo:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/mgJ2iG3KWFE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s clear that location is an opportunity ready for its time, but making technology smarter by knowing where we are needs to happen as part of a platform, not be an end unto itself. 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