Andreja Samčović
Saobraćajni fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu
Aleksandra Kostić-Ljubisavljević
Saobraćajni fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords:
Location services, GIS, mobile communications, mobile business
Abstract
The convergence of multiple technologies including geographic information systems (GIS), Internet, mobile communications, as well as development of portable devices, has given rice to new type of services depicted as Location Based Services. Also called mobile services, thay have impact on how are navigate and business carried out. Knowing a location of a person, object, or phenomenon at any time presents a new dimension which these services can offer. Location services deliver geographic information among mobile and/or stationar users via the Internet and/or wireless network. This paper describes location services, technical system for supporting them, and also gives their classification with an emphasis on mobile business.
