Mobile apps that use your location to offer services are no longer new. But are they truly useful to businesses? We look at Facebook, Foursquare, Google Latitude and Yelp to see how they're doing.

Location-based services allow you to report your current location in real time to a given platform. This is usually done by checking into locations — such as restaurants, ...

The second generation of Wi-Fi location-based services, 802.11mc also known as fine timing measurement (FTM), is based on round trip time and is far more accurate – up to 1-2 meters.

The ability to access location-based services (LBS) via a real-time API/SDK is critical to making future services and applications useful, especially in business.

Use location-based apps to simplify your life. You can summon a taxi with Cab4Me, find just what you're craving with Foodspotting, make sure you get the best price with ShopSavvy, and more.

Location-based service users are more often young and mobile. In its first report on the use of “geosocial” or location-based services, the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life project finds ...

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The introduction of Pokémon Go and its viral location-based gameplay success is a prime example of how vital accurate and precise location is to application engagement. By using real-world places ...

Location-Based Services: Building on GIS with kiosks and geofencing Cities have long made use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for internal purposes.

Major players in the location-based services market are Apple Inc. , Cisco Systems, Inc. , Google LLC, Intel Corporation, Ericsson, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Qualcomm Inc ...