http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs GPS World?s Location-Based Services site offers LBS professionals daily features, opinion pieces, and the LBS Insider newsletter. Our focus covers LBS Infrastructure, Personal Tracking, Personal Navigation, In-Vehicle Services, and more. 2008-07-23T16:15:53Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Late-July-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531105?ref=25 Apple sold more than 1 million iPhone 3Gs in three days upon its debut. But is hype — driven by its GPS silicon, provided by Infineon, not Broadcom, as many have asserted — overtaking reality when it comes to the new iPhone 3G? Some are saying it could replace portable navigation devices as a sole means of navigation. But looking beyond social networking and local search, is this phone that capable as a navigation device? 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/302008/531105/kevin_dennehy_thumbnail_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/302008/531105null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Yahoo-Maps-to-Use-TrafficCast-Data/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530736?ref=25 TrafficCast International Inc. has extended its five-year partnership with Yahoo to supply real-time and forecasted road speed data for the Internet portal's mapping products. 2008-07-18T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/292008/530736null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navigation-Asset-Management-Remain-Critical-LBS-Ap/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530734?ref=25 Social networking may get the hype, but navigation will remain the most important category of location-based services (LBS) for the next five years, according to market research firm ABI Research. 2008-07-18T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/292008/530734null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/GPS-Industries-Alleges-Patent-Infringement-by-Comp/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530486?ref=25 GPS Industries Inc. has filed suit in federal court alleging patent infringement against ProLink Holdings Corp., ProLink Solutions, LLC, ABC National Television Sales Inc., and LinksCorp Inc., the company said today. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/292008/530486null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/TruePosition-Expands-Research-and-Development/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530484?ref=25 TruePosition Inc. said today that it is expanding its research and development efforts, including the opening of a research and development center in Westborough, Mass. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/292008/530484null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Intrinsyc-Navteq-to-Bundle-Maps-Nav-Software/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530189?ref=25 Intrinsyc Software International Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement establishing a sales relationship with Navteq, in which Navteq map content will be bundled with Intrinsyc navigation software. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/292008/530189null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Intermap-Debuts-Maps-Data-for-Magellan-Handhelds/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529438?ref=25 Intermap Technologies announced today that its AccuTerra topo maps with off-road points of interest for the contiguous United States and Hawaii are now available for Magellan's Triton and eXplorist handheld GPS units. 2008-07-14T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/292008/529438null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/LBS-Apps-Pop-up-for-iPhone-20-Launch/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529253?ref=25 With the second-generation Apple iPhone — replete with GPS — hitting stores around the globe today, there are a number of location-based services (LBS) apps already available. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/529253null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Nokia-Completes-Navteq-Acquisition/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528975?ref=25 Finnish handset maker Nokia has completed its acquisition of Chicago-based Navteq for approximately $8.1 billion, the companies announced today. 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/528975null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-July-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528794?ref=25 The recent decision by Google and Tele Atlas to team up on maps and dynamic content is a big one. The deal between the digital map giant and the Internet biggie includes such services as navigation, online and desktop, and mobile. Because the deal's financial details were not disclosed, it is not known whether TomTom, Tele Atlas' owner, is looking at the agreement to increase revenues from what many analysts say is a downturn in the portable navigation device market. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/528794/kevin_dennehy_thumbnail_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/528794null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Latest+News/Mexens-Garners-Patent-for-Wi-FiGPSCellular-Hybrid/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528682?ref=25 Mexens Technology has received U.S. patent no. 7397424 covering "System and Method for Enabling Continuous Geographic Location Estimation for Wireless Computing Devices," the company said. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/528682null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider+Archive/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-July-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531200?ref=25 The recent decision by Google and Tele Atlas to team up on maps and dynamic content is a big one. The deal between the digital map giant and the Internet biggie includes such services as navigation, online and desktop, and mobile. Because the deal's financial details were not disclosed, it is not known whether TomTom, Tele Atlas' owner, is looking at the agreement to increase revenues from what many analysts say is a downturn in the portable navigation device market. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/302008/531200null REMOTE http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/WindSpring-Garners-Patent-for-Connected-PND-Apps/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528313?ref=25 WindSpring Inc. has received U.S. patent no. 7,358,874 covering the compression of multiple navigation data types including map, points-of-interest, location-based services, and historical traffic data into a single compressed data stream for transmission to a navigation device. 2008-07-08T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/528313null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/AND-Debuts-Online-User-Editable-Map/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528170?ref=25 Digital map supplier AND Automotive Navigation Data has unveiled version 2 of its product, this version comprising an online map editable by users. 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/528170null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/TomTom-HD-Traffic-Coming-to-Belgium/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528167?ref=25 Personal navigation device (PND) maker TomTom and BASE, a Belgian mobile operator, are partnering to bring TomTom's High Definition (HD) Traffic data service to Belgium. 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/282008/528167null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/World-Caching-Up-with-US-in-LBS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527894?ref=25 In 2007, North America generated 81 percent of the world's location-based services (LBS) revenue. In 2013, that percentage will be just 32 percent, according to market research firm ABI Research. 2008-07-03T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/272008/527894null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Moto-Survey-GPS-Saves-Time-Fuel-Costs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527893?ref=25 Nearly 50 percent of businesses using GPS technologies cite a reduction in travel distance by an average of 231.2 miles per week, saving $51,582 in annual fuel savings. That is according to a Motorola, Inc., survey of those in the transportation, manufacturing, and trucking/warehousing industries. 2008-07-03T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/272008/527893null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider+Archive/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Late-June-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527122?ref=25 Despite unprecedented growth in portable navigation systems and GPS-enabled mobile phones, embedded telematics products will continue to be strong players in the location-based services market. Some analysts have wondered if embedded solutions would be able to keep up to PND and smart phone growth beyond the luxury automobile marketplace. However, many analysts say that automobile manufacturers are not willing to give up on the market. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/272008/527122null REMOTE http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Google-Signs-Five-Year-Deal-with-Tele-Atlas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526868?ref=25 Google has signed a five-year licensing agreement with TomTom's Tele Atlas to provide maps and dynamic content covering more than 200 countries, but also gives Tele Atlas access to data provided by Google users. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/272008/526868null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Chrysler-Debuts-Uconnect-with-In-Vehicle-Navigatio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526557?ref=25 Chrysler is rather belatedly following in the heels of GM and Ford when it comes to in-vehicle location-based services and navigation. The auto maker has unveiled an in-vehicle consumer electronics platform it has dubbed Uconnect, an umbrella for various options including GPS-based navigation. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/262008/526557null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/TV-Positioning-Trial-in-UK-Proves-Successful/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526141?ref=25 Rosum Corp. announced today that it has successfully completed a DVB-H positioning trial in collaboration with National Grid Wireless, the U.K.'s leading provider of large-scale transmission infrastructure. 2008-06-25T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/262008/526141null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Late-June-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525741?ref=25 Despite unprecedented growth in portable navigation systems and GPS-enabled mobile phones, embedded telematics products will continue to be strong players in the location-based services market. Some analysts have wondered if embedded solutions would be able to keep up to PND and smart phone growth beyond the luxury automobile marketplace. However, many analysts say that automobile manufacturers are not willing to give up on the market. 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/262008/525741/kevin_dennehy_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/262008/525741null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Airbiquity-Continental-AG-Demo-eCall-Tech-at-Euro-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525801?ref=25 Wireless data communications provider Airbiquity Inc. and Continental AG's European Telematics are providing their eCall technology for an emergency call demonstration vehicle onsite at the UEFA Euro 2008 Cup soccer tournament. 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/262008/525801null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Nokia-to-Acquire-German-Social-Networking-Co-Plaze/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525553?ref=25 Politics makes strange bedfellows and so does business. Mobile phone giant Nokia announced today that it plans to acquire German mobile social networking startup Plazes, which has plans to release an app for Apple's iPhone, a Nokia competitor. 2008-06-23T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/262008/525553null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Joikusoft-Wins-Navteq-Asia-Pacific-Navteq-LBS-Chal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/524810?ref=25 Navteq has named Joikusoft the grand prize winner of this year's Navteq Global LBS Challenge ? Asia-Pacific, making the announcement at the CommunicAsia 2008 tradeshow. 2008-06-18T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/252008/524810null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/LocatioNet-adds-Navteq-Maps-to-AmAze/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/524278?ref=25 Navteq has signed an agreement to supply digital maps to LocatioNet Systems Ltd. for amAze, its free, white-label mobile GPS navigation system. 2008-06-16T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/252008/524278null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/TomTom-Map-Share-Data-Comes-to-Tele-Atlas-Maps/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523522?ref=25 TomTom said today that it is bringing its Map Share feedback data from its personal navigation device data to Tele Atlas and incorporating it into Tele Atlas' digital maps. 2008-06-12T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/523522null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Apple-Dont-Bother-with-Route-Guidance-Fleet-Manage/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523198?ref=25 In the aftermath of Tuesday's announcement of the Apple iPhone, a number of software developers and others have noted that the iPhone software development kit (SDK) agreement says apps may not be designed for real-time route guidance. It also says fleet management applications are a no-no. 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/523198null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Tele-Atlas-Unveils-MultiNav-Development-Platform/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523201?ref=25 Tele Atlas has unveiled Tele Atlas MultiNav, its digital map platform for next-generation mapping application development, the company said today. 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/523201null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider+Archive/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-June-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523524?ref=25 LBS service providers are cheering the new iPhone: it has GPS, a lower price, and Apple's commitment to pave the way for enterprise apps. 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/523524null REMOTE http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-June-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522930?ref=25 LBS service providers are cheering the new iPhone: it has GPS, a lower price, and Apple's commitment to pave the way for enterprise apps. 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/522930/Mike-Sheldrick_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/522930null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/T-Mobile-Venture-Fund-Invests-in-deCarta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522945?ref=25 LBS software supplier deCarta has received a strategic investment of $6 million from the T-Mobile Venture Fund that is managed by T-Venture, the venture capital arm of German communications company Deutsche Telekom AG. 2008-06-10T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/522945null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navteq-Signs-up-Navigon-for-3-Year-Deal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522617?ref=25 Chicago-based Navteq has reached a three-year agreement to provide Germany's Navigon with its maps as a preferred supplier, the digital mapmaker said today. 2008-06-09T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/242008/522617null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Nat-Geo-Unveils-Topo-Website-Desktop-App/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521935?ref=25 National Geographic Maps has launched a website and related desktop application that presents users with National Geographic's topographic maps, aerial photography, hybrid maps, and an online database of trail descriptions, recommendations, and points of interest, according to the National Geographic Society. 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/232008/521935null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Management-Shakeup-Pending-at-Tele-Atlas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521933?ref=25 As TomTom concludes the financial minutiae of its Tele Atlas acquisition, Tele Atlas said today that it is looking to appoint a new CEO and board member, while its current COO and president will retire. 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/232008/521933null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Mothers-Day-Prompts-Spike-in-Mobile-Navigation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521539?ref=25 Location-based services (LBS) provider Networks In Motion (NIM) recorded what it says is the largest spike in mobile phone navigation history on May 10, the day before Mother's Day, with close to five million server transactions. 2008-06-04T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/232008/521539null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Social-Networking-the-Next-LBS-Kill-App-says-Tele-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521225?ref=25 Digital map supplier Tele Atlas said today that the majority of mobile software developers see considerable business opportunity in the location-based services (LBS) market, citing the results of a survey it conducted earlier this spring. 2008-06-03T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/232008/521225null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/TomTom-Closing-in-on-Tele-Atlas-Acquisition/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521223?ref=25 Netherlands-based PND maker TomTom says that a large majority of Tele Atlas shareholders accounting for more than 97 percent of its shares have tendered those shares for acceptance under the terms of its merger offer. 2008-06-03T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/232008/521223null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Late-May-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518985?ref=25 Traffic data and the ability to update that data in real time are quickly becoming product and service differentiators in a crowded market. But what happens when the traffic data supplier becomes a competitor? 2008-05-28T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/222008/518985/Sheldrick_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/222008/518985null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Nokia-Maps-20-Includes-UK-Ordnance-Survey-Data/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518911?ref=25 The U.K.'s Ordnance Survey, Great Britain's national mapping survey, is providing its location data to Nokia for its Nokia Maps 2.0 service, the agency said today. 2008-05-23T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/212008/518911null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Latest+News/MapQuest-Expands-to-Include-Entire-Navteq-Database/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518382?ref=25 Navteq said today that mapping and routing website MapQuest has expanded its agreement with the digital map provider, giving MapQuest access to all countries in the Navteq map database, as well as future country releases. 2008-05-21T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/212008/518382null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Court-Finds-Sprint-Infringed-on-Mobile-Privacy-Pat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518381?ref=25 A California federal court jury recently found that wireless carrier Sprint Nextel infringed upon two patents covering location and privacy protection and owned by California company Enovsys LLC. 2008-05-21T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/212008/518381null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Inrix-Debuts-Navigation-Software-Suite/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518140?ref=25 Traffic data provider Inrix said today that it is moving beyond traffic data, unveiling a comprehensive suite of products for navigation devices, telematics services, and other in-car applications. 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/212008/518140null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Intrinsyc-to-Acquire-Parts-of-Destinator-Technolog/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518138?ref=25 Intrinsyc Software International Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire certain parts of navigation software provider Destinator Technologies Inc., the company said today. The deal includes Destinator's navigation technology and products. 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/212008/518138null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/New-York-City-TeleNav-and-ATampT-Garner-RIM-Award/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/518141?ref=25 The City of New York, along with partners TeleNav Inc. and wireless carrier AT&T, has received a Wireless Leadership Award from RIM at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2008 under the category Innovation in the Public Sector, TeleNav said today. TeleNav and AT&T are participants in the city's Street Conditions Observation Unit program. 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlenewsfeed/gpslbs/212008/518141null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Navteq-Updates-North-American-Traffic-Database/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517900?ref=25 Navteq today unveiled an updated North American historic traffic database, Navteq Traffic Patterns North America v3.0, which adds coverage of Puerto Rico and Canada, as well as additional U.S. coverage. 2008-05-19T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/212008/517900null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/XM-to-Push-XM-NavTraffic-with-Ad-Campaign/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517899?ref=25 Satellite radio provider XM is launching what it describes as a highly-targeted national consumer advertising campaign for its XM NavTraffic service. 2008-05-19T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/212008/517899null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/BlackBerry-Users-Can-Get-Garmin-Mobile-for-Life/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517252?ref=25 Garmin today unveiled a lifetime subscription plan for its mobile navigation software for BlackBerry devices; users can make a one-time $99.99 purchase of Garmin Mobile for the life of their BlackBerry. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/517252null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/ATampT-to-Offer-Xora-GPS-TimeTrack/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517255?ref=25 AT&T plans to begin offering Xora GPS TimeTrack software from Xora Inc. to its business customers beginning May 23, the wireless carrier said. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/517255null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Where-20-Dash-Opens-to-Third-Party-Developers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517063?ref=25 Dash Navigation Inc. said today that it is opening up its service platform to third-party developers, and also unveiled the first third-party applications available for its Dash personal navigation device (PND). 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/517063null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider+Archive/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-May-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517268?ref=25 Although a pioneer of GPS capability in mobile phones, Sprint is losing subscribers at an alarming rate. Since its merger with Nextel, also an earlier adopter of GPS in both consumer and enterprise applications, Sprint has undergone several reorganizations. Analysts say that a new deal with Google for location search and other services can be seen as a positive step for Sprint. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/517268null REMOTE http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-May-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516781?ref=25 Although a pioneer of GPS capability in mobile phones, Sprint is losing subscribers at an alarming rate. Since its merger with Nextel, also an earlier adopter of GPS in both consumer and enterprise applications, Sprint has undergone several reorganizations. Analysts say that a new deal with Google for location search and other services can be seen as a positive step for Sprint. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/516781/kevin_dennehy_thumbnail_thumbnail_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/516781null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Telmap-Updates-Navigator-Opens-Up-to-Developers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516343?ref=25 Telmap today unveiled Telmap Navigator 4.5, which opens up the platform to third party applications, and adds a dynamic content capability enabling service providers to tailor the Telmap software. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/516343null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Where-20-Eye-Fi-Intros-Wireless-Geotagging-Memory/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516346?ref=25 Eye-Fi Inc. today unveiled Eye-Fi Explore, a wirelessly-connected Secure Digital memory card for digital cameras designed to geotag photos as well as upload them from a wireless hotspot. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/516346null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/Don-Blogs-from-Where-20/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516674?ref=25 Don Blogs from Where 2.0 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/516674null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/NIM-Scores-Social-Networking-US-Patent/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516340?ref=25 Networks In Motion (NIM) said today it has received U.S. Patent No. 7,333,820, titled Position Determination System, which involves social networking applications such as requesting and/or pushing a user's location via a GPS-enabled mobile device over a wireless network. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/516340null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Where-20-Cell-Bridge-Poly9-Partner-for-GeoAlert-20/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516348?ref=25 Cell Bridge Communications Corp. and Poly9 Group Inc. have partnered to launch GeoAlert 2.0, an emergency broadcasting and mapping application that enables users to monitor real-time risk activity and receive instantaneous alerts on all emergency situations, according to the company. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/202008/516348null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/GTX-Corps-Boston-Marathon-Beta-Pays-Off/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516055?ref=25 GTX Corp. has received an initial order from licensee MyAthlete LLC for its GPS-based gpVector module following beta testing, including its use in the recently-ran Boston Marathon to track runners. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/516055null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Urban-Mapping-Unveils-Neighborhood-Boundary-Databa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516056?ref=25 Urban Mapping Inc. has compiled data on 40,000 U.S. neighborhoods in more than 2,000 cities and towns in its Urbanware: Neighborhoods database for local search, mapping/GIS, real estate, and other applications. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/516056null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Where-2-Get-It-Supplying-Dash-Navs-Geocoding/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515713?ref=25 Where 2 Get It's geocoding technology provides some of the functionality behind the Dash Express connected PND, namely its ability to plan a route and send them to the in-car device, according to the company. 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/515713null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Google-Providing-Location-Based-Search-for-Sprint/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515360?ref=25 Sprint and Google said today they are more deeply integrating Google applications and services with Sprint's wireless service, including making Google the default for local, GPS-enabled searches. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/515360null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/AirSage-Opens-Traffic-Data-to-Developers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515368?ref=25 Traffic data supplier AirSage has launched the AirSage Developer Zone opening up the company's real-time traffic information to third-party developers, the company said. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/515368null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Wayfinder-Updates-Wayfinder-Navigator/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515040?ref=25 Sweden's Wayfinder Systems AB today said that it has released a new version of its Wayfinder Navigator mobile software with integrated search and social networking capabilities. 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/515040null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Skyhook-Adds-Location-Based-Ads-to-Wi-Fi-Positioni/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515039?ref=25 Wi-Fi positioning provider Skyhook Wireless today unveiled an upgrade to its Skyhook Software Development Kit (SDK), adding location-targeted advertising and GPS support. 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/515039null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navteq-Names-Asia-Pac-LBS-Challenge-Finalists/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514622?ref=25 Navteq today announced the twelve semifinalists for its Asia-Pacific Global LBS Challenge. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/514622null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Intermap-Finishes-European-3D-Data-Collection/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514624?ref=25 Intermap Technologies announced today that it has completed the data collection of its NEXTMap Europe 3D mapping program. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/192008/514624null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Asheville-North-Carolina-Marketing-to-Geocachers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514169?ref=25 Once the underground game of techies ? it's been described by enthusiasts on more than one occasion as treasure hunting for nerds ? geocaching is apparently now mainstream, enough so that it is being used as a marketing tool to draw tourists. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/182008/514169null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/GPS-Handset-Growth-to-Trigger-Privacy-Concerns/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514171?ref=25 Annual shipments of GPS-enabled phones will grow rapidly between now and 2012, with GPS phones accounting for 37 percent of all shipments, some 535 million, according to Research and Markets. That growth will spawn LBS and possibly privacy concerns as well. 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/182008/514171null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/RouteBuddy-Bundles-Mac-Software-GPS-Unit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513885?ref=25 RouteBuddy Ltd. is offering buyers a bundle that includes its software, North America road maps, and a GlobalSat GPS receiver, the company said today. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/182008/513885null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navteq-Posts-Solid-Q1-as-Revenues-Climb/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513883?ref=25 Navteq Corp. has reported that its first quarter (Q1) 2008 revenue rose 40 percent year over year to $224.5 million, while its net income grew 9 percent to $32.9 million. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/182008/513883null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider+Archive/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Late-April-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513041?ref=25 Portable Navigation Device company stocks have taken a pounding on Wall Street in the last two months. Is this the start of a big drop off in consumer demand for PNDs like many pundits claimed would happen? Have navigation-enabled mobile phones gained this much ground ... and so fast? 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/182008/513041null REMOTE http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Tele-Atlas-Revenues-Drop-Losses-Grow/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513047?ref=25 Tele Atlas NV saw revenue drop 8 percent year over year to €58.8 million ($92 million) in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, and posted a net loss of €14.5 million ($22.7 million), the digital map supplier said today. 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/182008/513047null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/ARC-Transistance-to-Provide-Traffic-for-Nokia-Maps/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513050?ref=25 European mobile phone giant Nokia and ARC Transistance, the European network of automobile clubs, are working together to provide real time traffic information to users of Nokia mobile devices, the companies said today. 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/182008/513050null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/ABI-Ranks-OnStar-No-1-in-Consumer-Telematics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512452?ref=25 ABI Research has ranked General Motor's telematics service OnStar at the top of the market research firm's Consumer Telematics Vendor Matrix. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/512452null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Inrix-Expanding-Traffic-Data-Service-to-Europe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511920?ref=25 U.S.-based Inrix today announced the immediate availability of pan-European traffic information and significant investments in expanding the coverage of its traffic data on major European road networks. 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511920null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Europe-Asia-Will-Catch-up-with-LBS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511677?ref=25 While the United States currently has a jump on the rest of the world when it comes to location-based services (LBS), as the adoption of 3G wireless service spreads worldwide, other markets will catch up, says ABI Research. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511677null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navento-Enters-Social-Networking-Market/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511682?ref=25 European-based tracking and LBS provider Navento today announced the global launch of GeoPing, a location tracking and sharing application developed for the consumer market. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511682null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Late-April-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511549?ref=25 Portable Navigation Device company stocks have taken a pounding on Wall Street in the last two months. Is this the start of a big drop off in consumer demand for PNDs like many pundits claimed would happen? Have navigation-enabled mobile phones gained this much ground ... and so fast? 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511549/kevin_dennehy_thumbnail_thumbnail_thumbnail_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511549null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/AlphaTrek-Provides-Wi-Fi-Positioning-to-Acuity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511686?ref=25 Acuity Mobile Inc. and AlphaTrek today announced a partnership in which Acuity will combine its Embedded Mobile Advertising Platform (EMAP) with AlphaTrek's Wi-Fi-based tracking technology. 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511686null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Tele-Atlas-Warns-on-Q1-and-2008-Revenue/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511435?ref=25 Digital map supplier Tele Atlas NV has warned that its first quarter (Q1) revenue will drop year over year when it reports its quarterly results April 29. 2008-04-21T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511435null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/POIfriend-Offers-User-Driven-POI-Data/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511436?ref=25 A Canadian startup has created a social-networking website, dubbed POIfriend, designed to provide user-driven point-of-interest (POI) data. 2008-04-21T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/172008/511436null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Twelfth-GNSS-Implementation-Team-Meet-Slated-for-M/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511017?ref=25 The 2008 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Global Navigation Satellite System Technological Innovation Summit and Twelfth Meeting of the GNSS Implementation Team (GIT) are coming to Thailand next month. 2008-04-18T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/511017null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Urban-Mapping-Introduces-Geotargeted-Local-Search/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511016?ref=25 Urban Mapping Inc. recently unveiled GeoMods, what it described as a geotargeting technology platform and publisher product focused on local search. 2008-04-18T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/511016null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/DigitalGlobe-Plans-IPO-Third-Satellite-Launch/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511015?ref=25 DigitalGlobe Inc. recently filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in anticipation of an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock ? in other words, plans to go public. 2008-04-18T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/511015null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/GTX-Corps-GPS-Tracking-Running-the-Boston-Marathon/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510466?ref=25 GTX Corp.'s GPS tracking system will get a 26.2-mile test next week in the Boston Marathon. 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/510466null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Rosum-Raises-Additional-Funding-Attracts-TruePosit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510465?ref=25 Rosum Corp. has raised $15 million in new financing, and added TruePosition to its list of investors. 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/510465null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/FindWhere-Launches-Livecontacts-Public-Beta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510250?ref=25 FindWhere today formally launched the beta version of Livecontacts, its free friend-finder service, making it available to the public. 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/510250null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider+Archive/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-April-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510276?ref=25 CTIA Wireless 2008 included booths from most of the major location-based systems players. While no earth-shaking mergers or acquisitions took place, the conference was important as it featured an LBS panel and saw more wireless carriers integrating GPS and location-based social networking features into handsets. 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/510276null REMOTE http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Tele-Atlas-Takes-Stake-in-Indian-Map-Supplier/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510249?ref=25 Netherlands-based digital map supplier Tele Atlas has signed a definitive agreement with Kalyani Group to acquire a stake in Pune, India-based Kalyani Net Ventures Ltd. (KNVL). 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/510249null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Navteq-Takes-Wraps-Off-Television-Traffic-Platform/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509991?ref=25 Navteq today unveiled CommuteVantage, a television traffic reporting platform designed for traffic report production within one comprehensive real-time data and graphics system, the company said. 2008-04-14T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/509991null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Japans-Navitime-Rolls-Out-Mobile-App-for-US-Market/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509990?ref=25 Navitime Japan Co. Ltd. has begun distributing its self-named portable navigation software for GPS-enabled cellular phones in the United States. 2008-04-14T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/162008/509990null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Seirra-Wireless-Wavefront-Unveil-Developer-Challen/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509752?ref=25 Sierra Wireless Inc. and Wavefront are launching the Sierra Wireless — Wavefront Developer Challenge, a contest designed to find the best enterprise or consumer applications built on Sierra Wireless location technology. 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/152008/509752null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Inrix-Expands-Traffic-Coverage-to-All-US-Interstat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509430?ref=25 Traffic data supplier Inrix today said it has expanded its Nationwide Traffic Alerts to cover the entire U.S. Interstate Highway System. 2008-04-10T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/152008/509430null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/Euro-LBS-Users-to-Top-100M-by-2012/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509169?ref=25 More than 100 million mobile subscribers in Europe will use location-based services by 2012, according to market research firm Berg Insight. 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/152008/509169null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+Insider%3A+Editor%27s+Column/Perspectives-on-LBS-mdash-Early-April-Newsletter/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508501?ref=25 CTIA Wireless 2008 included booths from most of the major location-based systems players. While no earth-shaking mergers or acquisitions took place, the conference was important as it featured an LBS panel and saw more wireless carriers integrating GPS and location-based social networking features into handsets. 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/152008/508501/kevin_dennehy_thumbnail_thumbnail_thumbnail.jpg http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/152008/508501null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/GPS-POI-Website-to-Offer-BampB-Download/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507804?ref=25 BedandBreakfast.com is working with GPS POI US LLC to distribute location data on BedandBreakfast.com member bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) and inns for use in consumer GPS devices. 2008-04-04T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/142008/507804null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/LBS-Gaining-Traction-Will-Top-133B-in-2013/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507803?ref=25 Mobile location-based services (LBS) are finally gaining traction among wireless subscribers, driven on the supply side by WCDMA and GSM handsets increasingly joining the many CDMA-based devices that incorporate GPS capabilities, according to market research firm ABI Research. 2008-04-04T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/142008/507803null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/FindWhere-to-Launch-Buddy-Tracking-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507547?ref=25 Tracking and location-based services provider FindWhere plans to launch a beta version of LiveContacts, a free online friend finder service on April 15th. 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/142008/507547null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/CTIA-Wireless-Group-Unveils-LBS-Best-Practices/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507534?ref=25 CTIA - The Wireless Association released its Best Practices and Guidelines for Location-Based Services (LBS) during its annual tradeshow, calling for LBS purveyors to promote and protect consumer privacy. 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/142008/507534null HTML http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/LBS+News/CTIA-Where-Puts-Buddies-on-Navteq-Maps/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507546?ref=25 ULocate Communications Inc. is using Navteq map data for applications running on its Where platform and Buddy Beacon products in the U.S. and Europe. 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/data/articlestandard/gpslbs/142008/507546null HTML