Mobile Location Services

by Anthony Turner

Published 1 February 2003
What if 999 operators knew where you were as soon as you answered the phone? What if you could order a pizza delivered to a park instead of your home address? Companies seeking to tap into the commercial potential of this new class of services are now installing locating devices in cars, cell phones, hand-held computers - even watchbands. This text unpacks the technical, financial, and cultural implications of businesses built on mobile phone customers instead of stationary ones. It also includes a comprehensive decription of the new tools for location determination and measurement.